Seeds of Conflict
An English Arcadia and an enduring struggle.
An English Arcadia and an enduring struggle.
Liberalism became the dominant ideology of the West when it was adopted by Britain and the United States. But its roots lie elsewhere.
A proud, pious aristocrat, loyal to General de Gaulle, Philippe Leclerc found a kindred soul among Britain’s wartime elite.
The notion that Jews were responsible for both capitalism and communism was widespread in the early 20th century.
What did the violence in the bloodiest conflict in US history yield in the postwar era?
It is the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. How have the events of that day been remembered?
A plot, a rebellion and a triumph from the life of Thomas Cromwell.
Although not allowed to study at university, women in 18th-century England still found ways to join – and challenge – the scholarly world.
On 21 July 356 BC, the day Alexander the Great was said to have been born, the temple burned to the ground.
The military elite of the Muslim world was comprised of men who had been captured and forced into service. But to what extent were they subject to slavery?