Julian Humphrys

Julian Humphrys is a historian and author specialising in battlefields. His books include Enemies at the Gate (English Heritage, 2007)

Recent articles by Julian Humphrys

The uniform worn by pupils at Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham. (Photo by Rex Features)

The history of school uniforms

Painting of the Battle of Blenheim

The battle of Blenheim: how did the Duke of Marlborough triumph on the Danube?

Paratroopers over Dien Bien Phu

Dien Bien Phu: the battle that split Vietnam

October 1876: General Nelson Miles talking with Chief Sitting Bull after the army's defeat at Little Bighorn

The battle of Little Bighorn: what happened at ‘Custer’s last stand’?

Photo showing a snowy Wounded Knee, where US troops massacred the Lakota Sioux, with bodies visible in the foreground

The massacre at Wounded Knee: why did the US Army attack the Lakota Sioux?

Tom Smith's Surprise Cosaques, Christmas Crackers 1878. (Image by Getty)

The history of Christmas crackers