A Farrago of Nonsense? The French Revolution in the Cinema
Peter Burley looks at how changing times and political climates are echoed in the 20th-century's view of the Revolution on film.
Peter Burley
France 1789: A Bankrupt Regime
In the world today, a nation's financial collapse can threaten its political and social stability. It was the same in France in 1789, explains Peter Burley.
Fighting For The Falklands in 1770
The Falkland Islands were at the centre of dispute in 1770 – but was the conflict really over those far-away islands, or was it the political future of the French Secretary of State, Choiseul, that was at stake?