Benjamin Disraeli – Conservative leader and Prime Minister
Mark Rathbone assesses the degree of success achieved by one of the great Victorian Prime Ministers.
Britain
The First Christmas Tree
Contrary to myth, it wasn’t Prince Albert but another German royal transplant who introduced the Christmas tree to Britain.
The Suez Crisis and the British Empire
The political fallout of the Suez Crisis was keenly felt at home, but how did it change Britain’s approach to the Middle East? And what did it mean for the British Empire?
The Suez Canal Before the Crisis
When the Suez Canal was opened its creator predicted that he had marked the site of a future battlefield. When Britain occupied Egypt in 1882, it seemed inevitable they would be the ones to fight for it.
Death of Thomas Sheraton
The furniture maker died on October 22nd, 1806.
Rodin’s Bronze Awakening in London
Charlie Cottrell previews the result of an international collaboration that brings the works of Rodin to the Royal Academy.
The Expansion and Contraction of the British Empire, c.1870-1980
Jonathan Colman provides an overview of modern British Imperial History, introducing the key events and issues that students need to understand.
Harold Wilson: A Reappraisal
Ian Cawood charts the changing reputation of a key figure in the postwar Labour Party.
Henry VIII and Scotland
Gervase Phillips explains how and why Henry so badly mishandled his relations with the Scots.
British Governments, War and Society, 1793-1918
Graham Goodlad examines the management of public opinion by British governments between the French Revolutionary conflict and the Great War.