Crassus’ doomed campaign

LONG MARSTON, YORKSHIRE 2 JULY 1644

How the Qin forged a great power from the fragments of the Warring States

FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA, USA 11-15 DECEMBER 1862

The confident and aggressive Romans brought savagery, great taste and efficiency to the Cotswolds, crowning Cirencester Britain’s second city, says Charles Harris

How the Red Army pushed back German forces and what they discovered in their wake as WWII turned

Thomas Jones Barker completed this enormous painting to commemorate the Crimean War’s last major action