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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 8, 20258 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 3, 20254 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 30, 20255 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 29, 20254 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 24, 20256 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 24, 20255 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 10, 20255 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 9, 20255 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 23, 20255 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 28, 20254 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 27, 20255 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 18, 20254 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 14, 20257 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 26, 20256 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 3, 20253 min read


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
Apr 30, 20255 min read


The Many Lives of Colchester’s Corn Exchange
It is startling just how many of Colchester’s streets are casually dotted with pieces of history that thousands walk past unknowingly...
Kushi Goahit Hairiri
Apr 25, 20253 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 23, 20254 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 17, 20254 min read


The Smallest Step: Footbinding's Role in Shaping the Chinese Female Identity
Footbinding – a notorious cultural practice – represents how image, pain, and power intersected to leave an indelible mark on both...
Gabrielle Skinner-Ducharme
Apr 16, 20254 min read
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