Political

Christian-Muslim Understanding in the Later Middle Ages

Richard Fletcher asks to what extent medieval Christians and Muslims sought to move beyond mutual hostility.

General Gazan de la Peyrière: Fighting for Napoleon

Natalia Griffon de Pleineville remembers a career soldier in Napoleon's army who won distinctions for his energy and commitment over twenty years, but who made a decisive mistake in 1813.

The Beeching Myth

Charles Loft argues that Dr Beeching, hatchet-man of the railways in 1963, has been unfairly blamed for the decisions of politicians.

Britain’s Last Liberal Governments: 1905-15

Graham Goodlad advises on how to prepare for examination questions on a key area.

We Shall Overcome

Peter Ling analyses Martin Luther King's involvement with non-violent protest in the USA.

Emmeline Pankhurst

Paula Bartley reappraises the role of the leader of the Suffragettes.

The Rise and Fall of Thomas Wolsey

Russel Tarr considers key issues from the life of the famous Cardinal.

Napoleon III: ‘Hero’ or ‘Grotesque Mediocrity’?

Roger Price examines the career of Louis-Napoleon, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, and his position in French historiography.

What’s in a Name: The Death of the English Civil War

Martyn Bennett examines how the terminology we use about the great conflict of the mid-seventeenth century reflects and reinforces the interpretations we make.