Digging Up the Origins of Civilization
Geologist and historian Roger Osborne wants to know just what people mean when they use the ‘C’ word.
Geologist and historian Roger Osborne wants to know just what people mean when they use the ‘C’ word.
The first result of the Liberal Party landslide was reported on January 12th, 1906, with a Liberal victory in Ipswich.
Historian June Purvis gives her very personal reflections on attending the ceremonies on HMS Victory on Trafalgar Day 2005.
Confusion between English and British history goes back a long way, as Alan MacColl reveals.
Having already resigned the sovereignty of the Netherlands in 1555, Charles V resigned Spain on January 16th, 1556.
Gavin Schaffer argues that the British have always been ambivalent in their attitude towards refugees, especially at times of war.
Jim Downs finds that the reasons the Federal government was slow to respond to Hurricane Katrina are rooted in the South’s racial and economic history, and wonders if the catastrophe may lead at last to genuine Reconstruction.