Ernest Bevin
Robert Pearce examines the career of the man who was successively trade union leader, Minister of Labour and Foreign Secretary.
History Review
Changing Interpretations of Soviet Russia: The Redeemer Cometh
John Claydon analyses the increasingly rich profusion of writings on the nature of the Bolshevik Revolution and of subsequent Soviet rule.
History in Danger
Andrew Reekes speaks out in protest at the new A2/AS dispensation.
‘For Real’: Top Jobs for History Graduates
David Nicholls analyses the potential job market for history graduates.
Lord Palmerston
Mark Rathbone considers why Lord Palmerston was the dominant political leader in Britain from 1855 to 1865.
The Battle of Bosworth Field: A Welsh Victory?
Robin Evans puts Henry Tudor's victory into Welsh historical perspective.
Change & Continuity in 17th Century English Parliaments
David L. Smith provides an overview of parliamentary history during the 'century of revolutions'.
Corn, Catholics and the Constitution: The Tory Crisis of 1827-30
Graham Goodlad considers the reasons for the disintegration of the early nineteenth-century Tory Party, which had dominated British politics for more than four decades.
Mao Zedong: Liberator or Oppressor of China?
Michael Lynch introduces the controversial career of a gargantuan figure in Chinese and modern world history.
Tackling Source-Based Questions
Graham D Goodlad matches source-based questions with the skills needed to tackle them effectively.