Battle of the Nile
The battle between the British Navy and that of the French Republic took place on August 1st, 1798.
Volume 48 Issue 8 August 1998
Film in Context: Point of Order!
The 1954 lawsuit brought against the US Army by Joseph McCarthy marked a turning point in public attitude towards the ‘Red Scare’ Senator. Thomas Doherty tells how television played a crucial role in his demise.
Women Murderers in Victorian Britain
Women as perpetrators of crime, rather than its victims, were figures of especial fascination and loathing in the Victorian popular press. Judith Knelman delves deeper.