How could an engineer stop the Ottoman sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, and his huge army from conquering the Knights Hospitallers on their island of Rhodes? By being a superb underground warfare tactician, Edoardo Albert explains. This is the story behind his new book, The Man Who Stopped the Sultan. The … Continue Reading
Features
Headhunters of the Naga Hills
Vaseem Khan's latest murder mystery is set in Nagaland, in the north-eastern region of India. He writes about the history of the area once known … Continue Reading
16th-century Seville: Spain’s criminal capital
Seville in the 16th century was a city of wealth, the arts and international trade. But, says Matthew Carr, author of The Emperor of Seville, it … Continue Reading
Travelling to Weimar Berlin – in 1930 and the 2020s
Fiona Veitch Smith travels to Weimar Berlin in 1930, using her antique Baedeker guidebook, and finds that the nearly 100-year-old book can still … Continue Reading
The fall and rise of fascism
Catherine Hokin, author of The Girl Who Told the Truth, reflects on the rise and fall of Oswald Mosley's fascist movement in England, how fascism … Continue Reading
Interviews
Historia interview: David Gilman
David Gilman's new novel, Rage of Swords, is the latest in his Master of War series and sees Thomas Blackstone in action in Italy. David tells Historia about the ideas and research behind his book, as well as … Continue Reading
Historia interview: Carolyn Kirby
Carolyn Kirby, award-winning author of When We Fall and The Conviction Of Cora Burns. talks to AD Bergin about her new novel, Ravenglass. A sweeping adventure with a cross-dressing main character, Kit, it's set … Continue Reading
Reviews
Atlantic Furies by Midge Gillies
In the early 20th century, the dream of crossing the Atlantic by air was as potent as putting a man on the moon would be 50 years later. But many people believed women too fragile and lacking in the skills to … Continue Reading
Review: King & Conqueror
King & Conqueror, the BBC's new series telling "the epic story of 1066 and the brutal battle for a kingdom", began on BBC One on Sunday, 24 August, 2025. The historian Annie Whitehead reviews the first episode … Continue Reading