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Estado Novo- Portugal’s Reactionary Dictatorship under Salazar
Have you ever gotten out of a particularly engrossing lecture and thought ‘this lecturer would make a great world leader’? Neither have...
Joakim Mol Romero
4 days ago5 min read


Bananas and Dictators: The CIA in Guatemala
Though first articulated to Congress in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine would not become a significant part of US foreign policy until the...
Fin Elliott
Apr 234 min read


Forged in Revolution: The Life and Legacy of Lenin
On 22 April 1870, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was born into a middle-class family in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk), Russia. His family had...
Will Chatfield
Apr 174 min read


Truman Defeats Dewey?: The 1948 Election Upset
On 3 November 1948, early editions of the Chicago Daily Tribune boldly declared, ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’. With votes still being counted,...
Gabrielle Skinner-Ducharme
Apr 74 min read


The Horrors of the East End: The Forgotten ‘Rippings’
When people think of the Whitechapel murders that horrified London during the last quarter of the 19th century, there is a very slight...
Dawid Siedlecki
Apr 44 min read


The Inevitability of Nazi Defeat: Addressing WWII Counterfactuals
The defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War can be attributed to a synergy of technological innovation, effective leadership, and...
Cianan Sheekey
Mar 314 min read


German Expressionist Film: A Century of Influence
With the release of Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu at the start of this year, the long shadows left by the German Expressionist film and art...
George Hornby
Mar 214 min read


A Modern History of the British “Far-Right” and National Identity
When thinking about the question of what British national identity is, I was struck by a quote from historian Peter Mandler, which...
Scarlett Finlay
Jan 195 min read


Aid and Activism: The UK and Latin America in the Late Twentieth Century
Concerns over human rights in Latin America during the closing decades of the twentieth century prompted organisations in the UK to...
Nia Belcher
Jan 64 min read


The BBC: A Long History, an Uncertain Future
In 2022, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) celebrated its 100th anniversary. Today, 85% of British adults engage with its...
Tilly Dickinson
Jan 64 min read


Methods or Money? What Pushed Parliament to Change Its Stance Towards the Abolition of Slavery in Britain?
When we consider the British abolition of slavery, one image often comes to mind: protests in various forms battling against an...
George Marshall
Jan 64 min read


George Orwell’s 1984: A Warning Against Totalitarianism
George Orwell’s 1984 is a renowned, modern classic and for good reason. Published in 1949, Orwell sought to tell a story of a...
Isa Seedat
Nov 27, 20243 min read


A ‘Special Relationship’: The Dartmoor Massacre of 1815
The term ‘Special Relationship’ was first coined by Winston Churchill in 1944, following Anglo-American cooperation in the Second World...
Harry McNeile
Nov 27, 20244 min read


The Oslo Accords and the Dangers of Extremism
In 2024, the relationship between Israel and Palestine is arguably at its lowest point. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has led to a...
Harry McNeill
Nov 12, 20244 min read


A Book Review of W.H. Thompson’s I Was Churchill’s Shadow
Winston Churchill once remarked that he thought history would be kind to him, ‘especially as I propose to write that history myself.’ He...
Joseph Stafford
Nov 12, 20244 min read


The Post-War Consensus: Redefining Party Policy in Modern Britain
The post-war consensus was a period in the history of modern Britain during which the Labour and Conservative parties, in various...
Bilal Khan
Oct 19, 20243 min read


The Evolution of the American Dream
The American Dream can be described as an ideology rooted in a Puritan belief system, tracing back as far as the American Declaration of...
Raman Kular
Oct 19, 20245 min read


The Rise of Modern Market Systems
Modern international relationships are largely informed by the market. Debates over Brexit, NAFTA, and the formation of military...
Ali Gohari
Oct 12, 20244 min read


Blood and Bananas: The United Fruit Company in Latin America
Bananas are a miraculous fruit. Unable to grow outside the tropics, their prevalence in European supermarkets today is thanks to the...
Will Chatfield
Oct 12, 20244 min read


Beyond Blight: The Man-Made Origins of the Great Famine
The suffering of An Gorta Mór , or the Great Famine, marked a demographic tragedy for Ireland. Over one million people died, and another...
Gabrielle Skinner-Ducharme
Oct 12, 20244 min read
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