Britain

Stephen Cullen reassesses the role of ‘Dad’s Army’.

Is it history or fiction? Is it better than both, or worse than either? Robert Pearce wrestles with these questions.

Graham Goodlad asks whether Lord Salisbury deserves his reputation as one of the great Victorian Prime Ministers.

Richard Cavendish recounts the history of the British medal for bravery in combat, first awarded on June 21st, 1854.

Anthony Howe looks at the anti-war stance of the great Victorian reformer; his fall from grace and subsequent revival.

John Strachan looks at women and advertising in late Georgian England.

Ben Vessey introduces the man whose experiences in the 1930s affected his decision to launch a disastrous operation against Egypt in 1956.

Richard Wilkinson is impressed by a new study of the women’s movement.