When thinking about the question of what British national identity is, I was struck by a quote from historian Peter Mandler, which...

“Terrible Tudors, Gorgeous Georgians, Slimy Stuarts, Vile Victorians…” When it comes to engaging an audience with the past, no one has...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… As the festive season approaches, the allure of Christmas markets comes alive. From the...

Concerns over human rights in Latin America during the closing decades of the twentieth century prompted organisations in the UK to...

In 2022, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) celebrated its 100th anniversary. Today, 85% of British adults engage with its...

When we consider the British abolition of slavery, one image often comes to mind: protests in various forms battling against an...

The Broad Street Pump – today a redundant , seemingly unremarkable water pump located in the backstreets of Carnaby, London. Yet in...

When researching the genomes of the population that inhabited Britain 4,500 years ago, scientists came across a piece of a prehistoric...

One of my favourite history spots is the National Memorial Arboretum. It focuses on the history of war, giving a general but thoughtful...

George Orwell’s 1984 is a renowned, modern classic and for good reason. Published in 1949, Orwell sought to tell a story of a...

On the evening of the 20th of June 1791, five inconspicuously dressed figures exited the Tuileries Palace. These individuals claimed to...

The term ‘Special Relationship’ was first coined by Winston Churchill in 1944, following Anglo-American cooperation in the Second World...

Throughout its impressive longevity, the Byzantine Empire has had its fair share of terrible emperors who plunged Byzantium into chaos...

In 2024, the relationship between Israel and Palestine is arguably at its lowest point. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has led to a...

Winston Churchill once remarked that he thought history would be kind to him, ‘especially as I propose to write that history myself.’ He...

When I decided to run a children’s local history scheme over the school summer holidays at my town’s library, I had visions of becoming a...

The post-war consensus was a period in the history of modern Britain during which the Labour and Conservative parties, in various...

One of the most well-known aspects of the Salem Witch Trials is the seemingly random accusations of witchcraft and the supposed readiness...

The American Dream can be described as an ideology rooted in a Puritan belief system, tracing back as far as the American Declaration of...

Modern international relationships are largely informed by the market. Debates over Brexit, NAFTA, and the formation of military...