Classicism and the American Revolution
The symbols, slogans, ideas and architecture of the Founding Fathers were saturated in the world of Ancient Greece and Rome.
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'A Sacred Band': 100 Years of EHR
A look back over a century of The English Historical Review.
Terrorism and the Victorians
Bernard Porter looks into Britain’s line over terrorism during the nineteenth century.
'Woodbine Willie': Religion and Politics after the Great War
Gerald Kennedy shows how a fear of revolution and the growing strength of organised labour created tensions in Britain after the end of the First World War. Men such as 'Woodbine Willie' attempted to defuse the situation by preaching the gospel of 'Christian Socialism' at mass meetings across the country.
The Beaumont Twins
A study of two magnates of the 12th century at the time of Stephen.
A Patriot for Whom? Colonel Redl and a question of Identity
Alan Sked looks at the sensational leaking of Austrian military secrets to Russia on the eve of the First World War.
The Road to a Popular Front
Helen Graham on the political coalitions in Spain in the 1930s and their role in blocking Fascism.
Spain 1936: From Coup d'Etat to Civil War
Paul Preston follows the unsettled road leading to the clash between the Republicans and Nationalists.
Barricades against Fascism: The Popular Front in Europe
Paul Preston and Helen Graham discuss the tension developing in the Europe of the 30s as the Left attempted to unite against the growth of Fascism and the bloody timetable of political collapse, uprisings and mutiny that transformed a half-successful coup d'etat into a protracted civil war.
Second Thoughts on the Anglo-Portugese Alliance 1661-1808
Port wine and a queen for England from Braganza - commercial and cultural links strengthened the alliance steadily during the Age of Reason.