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Frank Hudspeth carries the FA Cup after Newcastle United's win against Aston Villa in 1924. Topical Press Agency / Getty Images

British Sports History

Robert Colls | Published in History Today Volume 65 Issue 4 April 2015

Robert Colls rises to the challenge of arguing the case for sports history as a serious academic subject, digging deep into its beginnings i

‘A View of Sydney on Norfolk Island, 1792’. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales. Public Domain.

Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island

J.M. Moore | Published in History Today Volume 75 Issue 1 January 2025

As convicts celebrated Queen Victoria’s birthday on remote Norfolk Island, debates raged over the purpose of punishment and the merits of Alexander Maconochi

A Few Bad Apples

Sarah Wise | Published in History Today Volume 70 Issue 8 August 2020

Brutality, corruption and abuses of power in the Metropolitan Police at the turn of the 20th century led to an inquiry – but no reform.