China’s victory

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

I greatly enjoyed your interview with Alice Roberts about her new book Domination, (Books Interview, September), and its argument that the church was essentially Rome rebadged, with its structures and

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

A city of Catholics in the aftermath of nuclear attack

From disastrous beginnings to heroic triumph, this exhibition comprehensively covers the Second World War Burma campaign

I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w