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The 19th-century view from Albion of the shortcomings of the US Constitution was remarkably astute, says Frank Prochaska. Published February 16 2012
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Churchill’s four-year quest to sink Hitler’s capital ship Tirpitz saw Allied airmen and sailors run risks that would be hard to justify today, says Patrick Bishop. Published February 16 2012
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One of Britain’s finest Renaissance scholars and a ground-breaking study of the night in Early Modern Europe were among the winners at our annual celebration of excellence in history. Published February 16 2012
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Albert Speer’s plan to transform Berlin into the capital of a 1,000-year Reich would have created a vast monument to misanthropy, as Roger Moorhouse explains. Published February 16 2012
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A selection of readers' correspondence with the editor, Paul Lay. Published February 15 2012
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How did a quintessential German scholar become an anglicised architectural pundit, broadcaster and national treasure? Published February 15 2012
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The historical debate over the United Kingdom has been led by those who wish to bring the Union to an end. David Torrance believes the public deserves a more balanced discussion. Published February 15 2012
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Jeremy Paxman's book on Britain's imperial story is an idiosyncratic, droll but ultimately useful introduction to the subject. Published February 14 2012
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Kate Retford explains how the artist Johan Zoffany found ways to promote a fresh image of royalty that endeared him to George III and Queen Charlotte – a relationship he subsequently destroyed. Published February 14 2012
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Global history has become a vigorous field in recent years, examining all parts of the empires of Europe and Asia and moving beyond the confines of ‘top-down’ diplomatic history, as Peter Mandler explains. Published February 14 2012
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Two new books show that 16th-century history is about more than Henry VIII. Published February 13 2012
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Guibert of Nogent was a flawed abbot in northern France, who found it difficult to adapt to the changes wrought by the 12th-century Renaissance. Yet his newly translated writings are among the first works in the West to examine man’s inner life, says Charles Freeman. Published February 13 2012
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Barack Obama’s admiration for the progressive Republicanism of Theodore Roosevelt ignores the true nature of both early 20th-century America and the president who embodied it, argues Tim Stanley. Published February 13 2012
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Intelligence is the hidden hand of history, as three new books demonstrate. Published February 12 2012
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Ivan became Grand Prince on March 27th 1462, following the death of his father. Published February 10 2012
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