History

Talking Point Hitler’s DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator is the latest documentary to posthumously diagnose the dictator

By The Week UK Published 22 November 25

In The Spotlight Events to mark 50 years since Franco’s death designed to break young people’s growing fascination with the Spanish dictator

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 20 November 25

Under the Radar With brick building becoming ‘increasingly unsustainable’, could a reversion to stone be the future?

By Will Barker, The Week UK Published 4 November 25

In the Spotlight The glossy Netflix show about the family behind the world-famous stout mixes fact with fiction

By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published 3 October 25

The Week Recommends Andrew Hussey's work is a blend of ‘memoir, travelogue and personal confession’

By The Week UK Published 2 October 25

In Depth Though the nationalist government led China to victory in 1945, this is largely overlooked in modern Chinese commemorations

By Miguel Miranda Published 3 September 25

In Depth Though Vladimir Putin has led Russia to a number of grisly military triumphs, they may have misled him when planning the invasion of Ukraine

By Mark Galeotti Published 18 August 25

The Explainer The cave is believed to be one of the world's oldest burial sites

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 6 August 25

In Depth The bombing of Hiroshima followed years of escalation by the U.S., but was it necessary?

By Louis Hardiman, History of War Published 6 August 25

In Depth The 2025 clashes originate in over a century of regional turmoil and colonial inheritance

By Miguel Miranda Published 4 August 25

In Depth Just a few miles off the mainland, the Kinmen Islands could be attacked first if China invades Taiwan

By Miguel Miranda Published 16 July 25

The Week Recommends A 'grimly absorbing' history of the group and their attempts to overthrow the Italian state

By The Week UK Published 10 July 25