History Review

Is it history or fiction? Is it better than both, or worse than either? Robert Pearce wrestles with these questions.

Graham Goodlad asks whether Lord Salisbury deserves his reputation as one of the great Victorian Prime Ministers.

John Spicer judges that slavery was the key factor in producing the conflict.

Ben Vessey introduces the man whose experiences in the 1930s affected his decision to launch a disastrous operation against Egypt in 1956.

Will Saunders examines the diverse and changing interpretations of the Queen's relations with her Councillors.

Richard Wilkinson is impressed by a new study of the women’s movement.

Mark Rathbone looks at the role of the Supreme Court in the history of civil rights in the USA from 1865 onwards.

Tim Black seeks to understand the origins of antisemitism, looking beyond the Holocaust to the ancient Middle East and medieval Europe.

Edward Falshaw advises how our study of this important period can match the examiners’ agenda.

Damian O’Connor examines the motives of the man who started the conflict.