Sam Edwards

Sam Edwards is a reader in modern political history at Loughborough University, with a particular focus on US–UK relations and war in the 20th century

A collage-style image shows King Charles III and Donald Trump in formal evening dress on the left, set against a blended backdrop of the US and UK flags and a 19th-century painting. To the right, Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara and turquoise gown, raises a glass in a toast with President Gerald Ford, while smaller historical figures appear in the background.

Pageantry and politics: a history of British royal visits to the US. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A military pilot seated inside an aircraft with a Nato emblem overlaid across the image.

Nato is in crisis. Can history predict what happens next?