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The final slog

MILITARY The final slog TAYLOR DOWNING salutes an account of the often overlooked last days of the Second World War in Europe, when Allied troops faced stubborn resistance from German forces 1945: Victory in the West by Peter Caddick-Adams Hutchinson Heinemann, 652 pages, £30 February 1945. For many, the war in Europe is pretty well […]

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Raised by wolves

WILD CHILDREN Raised by wolves Feral children have fascinated and frightened people for centuries, raising questions about what it means to be human. Richard Sugg shares the stories of some of these wild children – and explains why their return to society was not always a happy one Join me for a moment at a […]

A journey into the Elizabethan mind

THE ELIZABETHAN MIND A journey into the Elizabethan mind The Elizabethans were desperate to untangle the mystery of their “inward selves”. Helen Hackett reveals how they used ancient teachings, Christian doctrine and new scientific discoveries to make sense of the mind “For him that hath lost his mind,” the bestselling Tudor writer Thomas Moulton recommended […]

Cover story: The Black Death

COVER STORY / THE BLACK DEATH “When the Black Death arrived in Europe, it was like striking a match in tinder” The medievalist and historian of medicine Monica H Green tells Ellie Cawthorne how scientific advances have changed our thinking on what caused the Black Death – and why it was so devastating On the […]

Jubilee celebrations

JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS “No one ever has met with such an ovation” George III pardoned PoWs, Victoria dressed down, and George V brought London to a standstill. As Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the throne, Tracy Borman tells the story of three previous monarchs’ jubilee celebrations This year Elizabeth II marks her platinum jubilee – […]

BBC at 100: A cultural institution

BBC at 100 PART 6 A cultural institution Mixing music with drama and the ancient with the cutting-edge, the BBC’s Third Programme set out to scale the shining peaks of “high culture”. But, says David Hendy, its lofty aims alienated as much as they allured On the HistoryExtra podcast At 6pm on 29 September 1946, […]

Civil War sieges

CIVIL WAR SIEGES THE SIEGE When some 6,000 parliamentarians tried to prise a few hundred royalists out of Basing House in 1643, they began a brutal siege that would drag on for years – and see thousands slaughtered. Jessie Childs tells the story of a desperate struggle that became a defining episode of the Civil […]