Dr Goebbels: The Man Who Made Hitler?
Robert Pearce investigates the career of the Third Reich’s ‘evil genius’.
Robert Pearce
Bad Blood: Powell, Heath and the Tory Party
Robert Pearce investigates the fierce rivalry of two very different Conservatives.
The 1950 and 1951 General Elections in Britain
Robert Pearce asks why Labour’s period in office under Clement Attlee came to an end.
Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Robert Pearce sees remarkable continuity in Churchill’s outlook, despite the transformation of his fortunes, in the 1930s.
The Fall of Lloyd George
Robert Pearce attempts to probe the nature of the 1918-22 Coalition.
Giuseppe Mazzini
Robert Pearce highlights Giuseppe Mazzini’s role in the Risorgimento.
The Great Reform Act of 1832
Robert Pearce introduces the First Reform Act and asks why parliamentary reform succeeded in 1832 when earlier reform bills had failed.
Animal Farm and Soviet Satire
George Orwell’s ‘fairy story’ on the USSR was politically inconvenient in 1945. Opinions on Animal Farm were soon revised, but its targets – and its author – are easily misunderstood.
Andrew Bonar Law
Robert Pearce argues that we should get better acquainted with the 'unknown prime minister'.
Liberal Landslide: The 1906 General Election
Robert Pearce seeks to provoke thought on the origins of a momentous election result.