Yesterday Needs YOU!

To mark the launch of 'The Spirit of the 1940s' season, Yesterday are looking for help in compiling an online library of stories and memorabilia from World War 2.

Richard the Lionheart - Hero or Villain?

Jim Keys, author of 'The Bloody Crown' investigates whether Richard The Lionheart was the glamorous figure we often see portrayed, or an absentee warlord.

Egyptian Art – Part 2

Egyptian Art - Part 2

In the second of his series of articles on Egyptian art, Tony Holmes, author of 'Tutankhamun – Speak my Name', examines the techniques used by Egyptian artists in their work.

A Short History Of Radio Liberty

Richard H Cummings, author of 'Cold War Radio' continues his examination of the early history of cold war broadcasting, with an insight into Radio Liberty.

The Wannsee Conference

Rupert Colley, the author of the History In An Hour series of ebooks, examines the notorious meeting at Wannsee that would ensure that the expression 'Final Solution' would forever live in infamy.

Featured Author

Bernard Cornwell is the author of the popular Sharpe series, and his latest book - Burning Land - is already a bestseller.
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Featured Events

Beatles to Bowie - The 60s Exposed at the National Portrait Gallery explores the pop personalities behind 1960s 'Swinging London'.
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Latest History Book Review

Hitler - An Illustrated Life By Robin Cross

The rise and fall of Nazism and the events of the Second World War and its aftermath still fascinate us today, even though the majority have no first hand experience of the horrors of the time. As a theme it remains extremely popular for school and university students. The period is already extensively and extremely well documented for the English reader, either by such exhaustive studies as those by William L Shirer, Alan Bullock, Hugh Trevor Roper or, more recently, Michael Burleigh. The works of these authors and others are included in the “Further Reading” section at the end of the work. There is also exhaustive film footage, now available on DVD. The reader is therefore entitled to ask what “Hitler An Illustrated Life” has to distinguish itself from all of the other material that is available?

National Trust Working Holidays

Do you fancy a holiday where you can get fit, have fun and play your part in conserving the nation’s heritage? Then why not take a National Trust working holiday and know you are helping to protect some of the country’s finest coastline, countryside, historic houses and gardens.

From weekend short breaks to two-week long holidays, and prices starting at just £50, there are hundreds of activities on offer, with something for everyone.