A Patriotic Murder
Charlotte Corday killed Jean-Paul Marat on 13 July 1793.
History Today
Fu Manchu in Bern
Switzerland was a hub for China’s spy networks in the Cold War.
You and Whose Army?
Civil War politics amongst MPs and the New Model Army.
Return of the Marcos
A history of the Philippines’ 7,000 islands from the pre-colonial era to the present day.
Absent Treasure
A Ghanaian moment in Africa’s struggle to repatriate its art.
Behind Closed Doors
The entwined lives and relationships of William and Jane Morris.
On the Spot: Gene A. Jarrett
‘Being a careful analyst of history can help anticipate trends in the present and future.’
Gutter Press
Why did newspapers maintain a policy of isolationism in the midst of a world embroiled in war?
In the Penal Colony
Managing political enemies through forced exile and penal colonisation.
Hong Kong Emigrants and the National Security Law
Hong Kong’s ‘one country, two systems’ policy was boldly pragmatic, but it was not the first time such an idea had been tried – nor the first time that it failed.