The Fire at the Houses of Parliament
In 1834 the home of British politics was destroyed on a dramatic autumnal night
Features
Here you can explore our archive of long form pieces, written by expert historians. In these features, they explain where they found their ideas, how they crafted their stories, what new discoveries they have made and arguments they have proposed.
Travel in Old Japan
Japan in the Age of the Shoguns was a dynamic place, full of colour, energy and movement. Here Lesley Downer takes us for a trip on its old roads
The Execution of King Charles I
Alice Hunt, the author of 'Republic', takes us back to a chilling moment in English political history
Samuel Johnson and the Perils of Hope
On the anniversary of Johnson's birth, Peter Moore considers a subject that deeply engaged the great writer.
In Pursuit of Margaret Paston
For twenty five years Diane Watt has been searching letters and landscapes for traces of one of the fifteenth-century's most intriguing figures
Early Modern Regime Change
Susan Doran examines the fault line between two of England's great dynasties: the Tudors and the Stuarts
The Summer of 69 (Part 2 of 2)
The Moon landings gave the summer of 1969 its defining story. But elsewhere in the world many other events of consequence were playing out
The Summer of 69 (Part 1 of 2)
The Moon landings gave the summer of 1969 its defining story. But elsewhere in the world many other events of consequence were playing out
Stones of Empire
Catherine Fletcher reflects upon travellers' tales and political spaces as she follows Europe's Roman roads
The Most Famous Actress in the Georgian World
On her retirement the television producer Jo Willett set out to write a biography of Sarah Siddons
Double Crossing Hitler
Taylor Downing on the campaign of deception and disinformation that preceded D-Day in 1944
Welcome to the Migrants' Supper Club
A visit to her ancestral home in Samarkand inspired Or Rosenboim to establish a dining club on her return to London