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Sir Terry Frost: Leamington Spa’s Abstract Artist
Born in Leamington Spa on 13 October 1915, Sir Terry Frost would go on to become one of Britain’s most prominent abstract artists, with...
Finn Menich
Oct 123 min read


The Illusion of Health: Cholera in Leamington Spa
In the nineteenth century, Britain faced a series of devastating epidemics. Cholera, typhus, and scarlet fever claimed hundreds of...
Oscar Smith Turton
Oct 123 min read


The Cult of Crowley: Did a Leamington Local Influence Scientology?
In 1947, a cult leader named Aleister Crowley died alone in a Sussex boarding house, surrounded by occult objects and a large supply of...
Noah Hoysted
Oct 124 min read


Benjamin Satchwell: Community Champion or Opportunistic Capitalist?
The Benjamin Satchwell is a sacred place known to many a student at the University of Warwick. Whether you’re after a post-circle round...
Josh Mansley
Oct 123 min read


Putting the ‘Spa’ in Leamington: A Brief Town History
Beloved by many Warwick students, Royal Leamington Spa is a beautiful town in Warwickshire, characterised by grandiose Regency buildings,...
Scarlett Finlay
Oct 123 min read


The Lion of the North: The Military Exploits of Gustavus Adolphus
Military History witnessed its fair share of innovators over the centuries. From Gaius Marius in the Age of Antiquity, to Napoleon in the...
Noah Parsons
Oct 88 min read


Ralph Wilford: Myth or Yorkist Pretender?
Even for those familiar with the reign of Henry VII, the name Ralph Wilford is often forgotten; and this is despite him being one of...
Tom Bird
Oct 34 min read


Consensus or Dependence? Rethinking the Politics of the Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan, officially known as the European Recovery Plan (ERP), was announced in 1947 as part of the U.S.’ effort to secure...
Gabrielle Skinner-Ducharme
Sep 305 min read


Reading the Land: How Historians Forgot the Landscape
This year marks seventy years since the publication of W.G. Hoskins’ The Making of the English Landscape (1955), a work that played a...
Jakob Reid
Sep 294 min read


America’s Case for Conflict: The Phantom of Communism
Throughout the Cold War, the spectre of communism was as much a political ritual as it was a perceived reality, summoned whenever...
Baptiste Laurencin
Sep 246 min read


The Nobel Peace Prize and the Evolution of Nonviolence
"Peace is not merely the absence of conflict, but the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means." – Ronald Reagan Since its...
Gabrielle Skinner-Ducharme
Aug 245 min read


America’s Case for Conflict: Imperial Roots
Not every war is built on lies. Some are born of panic, others from provocation, and many from the brutal contingencies of power. The...
Baptiste Laurencin
Aug 105 min read


Letters from Captain Swing: Voices of Rural Resistance in 1830s England
In the autumn of 1830, the fields of southern and eastern England ignited in protest. Hayricks burned, threshing machines were smashed,...
Jakob Reid
Aug 95 min read


The Bayeux Tapestry is Returning to England – Why Does This Matter?
On the 8 th of July, it was announced that the Bayeux Tapestry – the world-famous embroidery depicting the events of the Norman conquest...
Helena Smith
Jul 225 min read


Baldwin IV: A Dying King in a Dying Kingdom
Cover Image: Odinus ( Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odlnus?igsh=MTN3ZXA4dDBxc2NuMQ== Artstation : https://www.artstation.com/artw...
Baptiste Laurencin
Jun 284 min read


Round Tower Churches: East Anglia’s Architectural Gems
Churches are enduring landmarks throughout Britain, forming an integral part of the spiritual and social fabric of its cities, towns, and...
Jakob Reid
Jun 275 min read


Educating the Proletariat: Lenin and the Genesis of Soviet Education
The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 initiated the construction of a new ideological and institutional order. Besides dismantling the...
Gabrielle Skinner-Ducharme
Jun 184 min read


The Worst Cousin Ever?: The Curious Case of Philippe Égalité
In the tale of the French Revolution, how bad must you be to be referred to as the “worst person of this story” by Dominic Sandbrook? The...
James Livermore
Jun 147 min read


Did Ancient Humans Hear the Gods? Prehistory and the Bicameral Mind
I n our so-called ‘enlightened’ age, mysticism, prophecy, and divine revelation are often dismissed as relics of a pre-modern world...
Jakob Reid
May 266 min read


The Statesman Who Shaped an Era: William Ewart Gladstone
No figure is more emblematic of the Victorian era than Queen Victoria herself, whose reign from 1837 to 1901 gave the period its name....
Dawid Siedlecki
May 33 min read
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