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Michael Lynch takes a fresh look at the key reform of 19th-century Russia – the end of Serfdom.

The treaty to bring parts of present-day Arizona and New Mexico into the United States was signed on December 30th, 1853.

The traditional date for the founding of Rome is April 21st, 753 BC.

The Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Alliance, the first between a European country and an Asiatic power against a Western rival, was signed on 30 January 1902.

Essays are no longer the be-all and end-all of history assessment; but the ability to write a good essay is still vital. Robert Pearce gives some advice.

Napoleon Bonaparte took power in France on November 9th/10th 1799, but how did his rise overthrow the revolution?

On 24 October 1648, the Treaty of Westphalia was signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.

The United States battleship was blown up in an explosion during Cuba's uprising against Spain. What caused the explosion and who was responsible?

Gladiatorial shows turned war into a game, preserved an atmosphere of violence in time of peace, and functioned as a political theatre which allowed confrontation between rulers and ruled.