Volume: 54 Issue: 6
Contents of History Today, June 2004 |
June 6th, 1654 |
Robert Knecht visits two of France’s most remarkable châteaux, which stand as monuments to the ambitions of their upwardly mobile creators Thomas Bohier and Nicolas... |
Dejan Djokic pinpoints the baleful influences of historical distortion and myth in a troubled area. |
Tristram Hunt finds inspiration for his study of civic consciousness in Tuscany and the lecture halls of Cambridge. |
Editor Peter Furtado explains History Today's upcoming contribution to the search for peace. |
Pamela Spencer draws attention to a new exhibition opening at the Wallace Collection. |
Peter Furtado selects responses from our readers. |
Julia Swanson tells the extraordinary tale of her English grandfather and his family who were tragically caught up in the violence of the Mexican Revolution. ... |
June 14th, 1404 |
Michael Paris examines the way in which aspects of D-Day were filmed at the time and have subsequently been reconstructed in popular cinema. |
Sally Doganis provides an insider’s view of the challenges facing those who bring the past to the small screen. |
Anthony Howe looks at the anti-war stance of the great Victorian reformer; his fall from grace and subsequent revival. |
Gerard DeGroot investigates the effects of the ‘peace dividend’ on the Nevada desert. |
Russell Chamberlin introduces the commemorations to the anniversary of the start of Operation Overlord, sixty years ago this month. |
Christopher Allmand considers the long-lasting impact of the great study of military tactics and organisation. |
Richard Cavendish recounts the history of the British medal for bravery in combat, first awarded on June 21st, 1854. |
Martin Henig, interviewed by Tony Morris, shares a beaker of wine with the Emperor Hadrian. |
Adrian Mourby visits the site of a city that continues to inspire grandiose visions, as it has done for almost 3,000 years. |
Dr Rita Gardner, Director of the Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers) introduces a new initiative to make its holdings accessible... |
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