Britain

R.E. Foster shows that we should know more of Perceval than the manner of his untimely death.

Cartoon historian Mark Bryant examines significant cartoons and caricatures from the history of the genre, in Britain and overseas and from the 18th century until 1945, and tells the fascinating  stories behind them.

Geoffrey Best considers Winston Churchill’s growing alarm about the possibility of nuclear war, and his efforts to ensure that its horrors never happened.

Robert Carr assesses the nature of British rule in India during a key, transitional phase.

Simon Lemieux shows how a synoptic approach enables us to appreciate the true nature of the Irish Question.

Paul Dukes assesses the roles of the major statesmen from Britain, the USA and the USSR during the Second World War and the onset of the Cold War.

Stephen Roberts explodes a popular historical over-simplification.

Roland Quinault finds alarming parallels for the recent London bomb attacks in the 1880s.

Bartholomew's Fair, which dates back to the 12th century, was held for the last time on September 3rd, 1855.

Julius Caesar first landed in Britain on August 26th, 55 BC, but it was almost another hundred years before the Romans actually conquered Britain in AD 43.