Josef Mengele the Elusive Nazi
Betina Anton explains how one of the most infamous Nazis remained at large for decades after the end of the Second World War
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1895: A Remarkable Railway Crash in Paris
The day in 1895 when a locomotive ploughed through the wall of Montparnasse Station
The Day President Kennedy Didn't Die
Brad Meltzer tells us about a failed assassination attempt that very nearly altered the course of history
1865: Meet the Countess of Castiglione
In the 1860s, 'La Divine Comtesse' was considered the most beautiful woman of her day
The Far Edges of the Known World with Owen Rees
Owen Rees leaves Athens and Rome behind and strikes out for the lesser known regions of the ancient world
The Dispatch Edition #4: Predators of the Seas, the Pope's Secret Bank & the Eiffel Tower
Week beginning February 3, 2025
The Royal Navy's Campaign to Suppress the Slave Trade with Stephen Taylor
Stephen Taylor's book, Predator of the Seas, follows the life of an extraordinary vessel
1926: Driving a Flock of Sheep through London
In the 1920s the last traces of old Dickensian London faded as the modern city grew at pace
Shakespeare’s Lost Years
Tinker? Tailor? Soldier? Spy? Howard Linskey looks back at the most mysterious phase of Shakespeare's life
Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
József Debreczeni describes his arrival at the Auschwitz Extermination Camp in May 1944
1888: The Eiffel Tower: The Beauty and the Terror
The Parisian skyline was changing in a strange and stirring way in July 1888 when Gustave Eiffel led a tour of his majestic new tower