To the English, Ireland was one of the frontiers of Europe, a land on the edge of civilisation, full of barbarians. It is little surprise, then, that Queen Elizabeth I’s courtiers observed Shane ...
The wrath of Charles V – the Holy Roman Emperor and Europe’s most powerful monarch – showed clearly around Siena during the early spring of 1555. Over the past four centuries, the Tuscan city – the ...
For centuries, the beautiful hilltop city of Siena rivalled nearby Florence in commerce, art, and culture. Medieval bankers and republican governors helped the city flourish, shaping the historic ...
Despite the undoubted success of the de Havilland Mosquito during the Second World War, initial interest in an aircraft made of alternative materials was limited. At a time when almost all combat ...
Everyone is either an Athenian or a Spartan, it has been said. Athens is associated with art, reason, and democracy; the sort of place where liberals, intellectuals, and bohemians might have felt at ...
Commissioned on 14 December 1906, U-1 was the first in a long line of German U-boats (the name is a shortening of Unterseeboot, or ‘under-sea boat’). She was more of a trials vessel than an ...
New research into a man buried at St Peter’s in Barton-upon-Humber almost 1,000 years ago has shed new light on the complexity of society in Britain during the Norman ...
Transport yourself to the thick of battle with the compelling narrative and authoritative detail in Military History Matters – from the 20th-century to the ancient world. You’ll find unparalleled ...
Cavalry regiments were the pride of 19th-century European armies. They were, however, increasingly anachronistic, with battlefield opportunities for the unleashing of the arme blanche (the sabre) ...
The Colosseum is, without doubt, the most popular ancient monument in Rome – a must-see sight for around four million tourists a year from all over the world. But they are often quite oblivious, or ...
Conflict Archaeology is a relatively new aspect of the discipline; in Britain, at least, it is more commonly known as Battlefield Archaeology, reflecting what is often its main focus. Yet, with a few ...
The Viking site of Jelling in western Denmark may be well known for its royal burials and a large rune stone set up by King Harald Bluetooth to proclaim his unification of Denmark and the conversion ...
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