From earthquakes and epidemics, to human errors that have devastated entire countries, disasters have as much of a place in history as war and politics. H...

In 1789 George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States and helped to usher in a new era in world history following the epochal ...

Mayakovsky's words “Time, forward!” better than any political slogans they characterize the atmosphere in which Soviet cultural policy arose. This publicatio...

THE LEGEND of the Vikings is one that is shrouded in mystery. Their stories and myths have embedded themselves in popular culture, and those are the Vikin...

History is an endlessly fascinating topic, but one aspect of it that really grabs me is alternative history, that small question with endless possibilitie...

The Second World War left indelible marks on both the landscape and the people, not just of Britain and Germany, but the world. This book aims to put the ...

They say history is written by the winners, but for the most part it has also been written by men. Since the dawn of time, the ‘stronger sex’ has dominate...

We all know about their roads and aqueducts, but there is so much more to the Romans than their practical transport solutions. We’ve put together this act...

“To be, or not to be: that is the question.”William Shakespeare has undeniably left behind him a legacy of plays and poems that have not only been enjoyed...

The Second World War will always hold a legendary place in Britain’s history, and indeed the history of the world. Few campaigns within either of the worl...

Understanding the events that have come before us and how they have shaped the world we live in is a fascinating subject. So often, we focus on specific d...

It was famously said that at the height of its power the British Empire was so vast that the Sun never set on it. To be more precise, an astonishing 33.7 ...