Rhodesia’s War of Independence
The brutal war to maintain white supremacy in what is now Zimbabwe eventually led to the rule of Robert Mugabe.
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Vichy: Pétain’s Hollow Crown
In 1940, Marshal Philippe Pétain took the helm of a humiliated France. While Vichy endured, many took his silence as evidence of grand strategy – a view bolstered by the client press.
King John's Maundy
England's royal black sheep may well turn out to be the instigator of the ancient ceremony linking Church and Crown. Arnold Kellett explains how this came about.
Girolamo Savonarola: Florentine Preacher and Patriot?
Girolamo Savonarola held a puritanical sway over Florence in the last decade of the 15th century, ending 60 years of Medici domination.
Selling the Seaside
Sun, sea, sand and ... salesmanship. Nigel Yates describes the mixture served up by English coastal resorts to lure the visitor to a cornucopia of attractions before the days of the package holiday abroad.
History and Human Rights
David Birmingham reviews the historical dimensions of international definitions of human rights
'The Great Compromise' - Drafting the American Constitution, 1787
'The miracle at Philadelphia' was an amalgam of high principles and backroom wheeler-dealing, to provide safeguards for the smaller states.
Durham's Hidden Gems
Dymphna Byrne explores two magnificent museums situated in Durham.
Aurangzeb versus the East India Company
‘Trade follows the flag’ is a truism of imperial expansion but in the 1680s it was the other way round, as the East India Company attempted to challenge the might of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Quack Medicine in Georgian England
Roy Porter looks into medicine in Georgian England where sufferers from the 'Glimmering of the Gizzard' the 'Quavering of the Kidneys' and the 'Wambling Trot' could choose their cures from a cornucopia of remedies.