Nick Tingley writes his latest article for the site on a fascinating topic. He postulates on what could have happened had the 1944 Normandy Landings
The Siege of Leningrad and the Battles for Moscow and Stalingrad in World War Two (WWII) are well documented, but very little, certainly in the
In William Bodkin’s fifth post on the presidents of the USA, he reveals a fascinating tale on the Forgotten Founder, James Monroe (in office from
During the autumn of 1888, London was in turmoil. A series of gruesome murders were taking place in the East End. Prostitutes were strangled to
Joseph Conrad’s book Heart of Darkness, set in the Belgian Congo, illustrates some of the worst abuses of colonialism. It is important to remember that
Charles Francis Adams, the grandson of Founding Father John Adams, was the third generation of the Adams family to go to London – and he
This is William Bodkin’s fourth post for History is Now. The first three touched on aspects of the lives of George Washington (link here), John
Thomas Boleyn was an important figure for many years in King Henry VIII of England’s reign. He was also the father of Henry VIII’s second
Horses were commonplace for many years in armies, but their use receded in the twentieth century. Even so, throughout history a variety of other animals
Slavery finally came to an end in the United States during the 1860s. But who should take credit for freeing the slaves? The slaves themselves