Celebrating 50 years of the Wolfson History Prize
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the esteemed Wolfson History Prize, we are taking a trip down…
WW2
The MI9 competition: How to decipher a letter encrypted with MI9 code
Try your hand at deciphering this MI9-inspired coded letter for a chance to win Helen Fry’s books on…
The men behind MI9’s Q-gadgets: Christopher Clayton Hutton and Charles Fraser Smith
MI9’s ‘Q-gadgets’ have made it into the public imagination through the adventures of James Bond. But who was…
An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: the Second World War
As an aid to students, teachers and parents dealing with the challenges of home learning, we have constructed…
Hitler at Home: A Conversation with Despina Stratigakos
Adolf Hitler’s makeover from rabble-rouser to statesman coincided with a series of dramatic home renovations which he undertook…
The Battle of Britain: The Crisis
‘On 1 August Hitler issued Führer Directive No. 17 … The RAF must be eliminated as well as its…
Meet Ivan Maisky: The Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact
In part two of our blog series celebrating publication of The Maisky Diaries, Gabriel Gorodetsky shares an excerpt…
Meet Ivan Maisky: Soviet Ambassador to London, 1932-43
As the Soviet ambassador to London from 1932-1943, Ivan Maisky had a front-row seat at some of the…
The Battle of Britain: Overture
‘Germany had every reason to be confident of victory in the ensuing battle.’ On 15 September 1940 Britain came…
The End of the War: The Atom Bomb & Japan’s Capitulation
Characterised by wars, crises and disasters, the years between 1914 and 1945 are considered the ‘German chapter’ in the…
Bastille Day: Philip Nord reflects on France’s past
‘What happened to France in 1940 was what happened to every power that went up against Germany in…
When Britain Saved the West: The Story of Dunkirk
It has now been 75 years since over 330,000 allied soldiers were evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk…
VE Day Anniversary: A WW2 Round-Up
Friday 8 May is the 70th anniversary of VE Day, the date that marked the end of the…