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‘We need a Faith’: E. H. Carr, 1892-1982

How the collapse of the world he knew and loved in 1914 later made the promising young scholar and diplomat into one of the most extraordinary and controversial historians of our time.

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Is Laughter the Best Medicine?

Since it was founded in 1948, the issue of how Britons have laughed with – or at – the NHS reveals much about changes in society.

‘The Landing of William Penn’, by Thomas Birch, c.1850. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Public Domain.

William Penn’s Plan for a United Europe

Long before today’s project for a European political and economic union, William Penn, the English founder of Pennsylvania, offered a utopian vision of a Europe beyond the nation-state.

'Large and Accurate Map of the City of London', by John Ogilby and William Morgan (1677).

Alone in the Ruins

The Great Fire of of London destroyed everything in its path as it swept through the City. But, against the odds and popular belief, one house remained standing.

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The Cultural Revolution: A People's History

Mao Zedong’s brutal campaign to purify Communist China, which began in the early 1960s, resulted in a decade of chaos that has left an indelible stain on the nation’s politics.

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Botswana after Independence

Since gaining independence Botswana’s history has not been without turmoil, but the country has emerged as a model African state.