Saved From Dunkirk
Roger Hudson detailes how 122,000 French troops were evacuated from Dunkirk to Britain in May 1940.
Volume 65 Issue 6 June 2015
Living in a Material World
While it rightly condemns ISIS’ brutal destruction of the Middle East’s rich architectural heritage, is the West neglecting its own, more subtle cultural vandalism?
‘Bugsy’ Siegel and the plot to assassinate Göring
Larry Gragg investigates the evidence behind ‘Bugsy’ Siegel’s claim that he planned to kill the high-ranking Nazi in 1939.
Thomas Cranmer's Close Shave
Derek Wilson explores the Prebendaries Plot against Henry VIII’s reforming archbishop.
The Mighty MacCailean Mór
No Scottish clan is as controversial as the Campbells. Yet, says Ian Bradley, the opening of its Argyll Mausoleum offers a chance to re-assess a contentious past.
Medieval Fatherhood
The ‘hands-on’ parenting style, so often thought to be unique to modern western society, has deep roots in the family life of the Middle Ages, argues Rachel Moss.
First step on the road to Waterloo
Marisa Linton explains how Jacques-Pierre Brissot helped to initiate the French revolutionary wars, as he and Robespierre debated whether conflict with Austria should be a ‘crusade for universal liberty’.
The Battle for Britain
Andrew Stewart investigates the forgotten role of those ‘ideal soldiers of democracy’, troops from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, who arrived to defend Britain from invasion.
The Birth of Comedy
From sausage-sellers to suffragettes, questioning and puncturing our political leaders through satire has been essential for democracy ever since comedy was born in Ancient Greece, argues Edith Hall.