Fighting Across Borders
The national campaign for suffrage saw women forming societies from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
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A New Peru
The rise and fall of José Luis Bustamante’s left-wing presidency.
The Music of the Napoleonic Era
The power and perils of reconstructing the music of Napoleon's time.
Canada’s First Nations
Canada’s attempts to ‘assimilate’ its indigenous peoples following the Indian Act of 1876 have been described as ‘cultural genocide’.
St Edmund the Viking Saint
The cult of the quintessentially English saint was the product of the Vikings who defeated him.
The Rise of Air Conditioning
Air conditioning across the US brought an industrial boom – at a cost to the environment.
How the Press Created Jack the Ripper
At first glance, the newspapers’ sensational coverage has changed little since Jack the Ripper struck. However, the tone of the Victorian press was as varied as its readers.
Iran, Britain and Operation Boot
Why the British government can’t reveal more about an ‘open secret’.
A Very Brief History of the Manx Language
From monks to Vikings to tourists, the Manx language has (almost) survived against the odds.
Letters to Sardinia
The concerns of a Sardinian abbess, as seen through the letters of Gregory the Great.