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...

Bananas are a miraculous fruit. Unable to grow outside the tropics, their prevalence in European supermarkets today is thanks to the...

Name a country that colonised the New World.   Immediately, I’m sure you’ll think of the Spanish and their conquistadors: Hernán Cortés...

The suffering of An Gorta Mór , or the Great Famine, marked a demographic tragedy for Ireland. Over one million people died, and another...

If you visit Warwick Castle, you will find countless placards and performances chronicling its history – chief among them, its...

Recent elections have brought identity to the core of politics: nationalism worldwide threatens to undermine efforts toward global...

This year, Paris hosted the Olympic Games, featuring 32 sports, 329 events, and 10,500 athletes over 16 days of competition. Paris became...

There was much fear and anxiety during the reign of Elizabeth I over what would happen when her reign came to an end. Perhaps...

This piece was originally written in December 2022 and featured in The Looking Glass, an academic publication of Watford Boys’ Grammar...

The lives of Mary Read and her fellow female pirate Anne Bonny were immortalised in Captain Charles Johnson’s A General History of the...