International history

Holocaust Memorial Day falls on 27 January. Here, Jeremy Black looks at how the public memory of this central episode in history has changed dramatically over the years.

David Keys takes a look at the remarkable history behind the relationship between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea

Television presenter and historian Dan Snow takes a look at the similarities between 1848, a year that saw a number of violent revolutions break out across the world, and the recent unrest in Syria

David Keys takes a closer look at the history of a troubled state that is attracting the attention of Al‑Qaeda fighters.