Social

Steve Smith shows that those who control the present are sometimes able to control interpretations of the past.

Anthony Cross describes the introduction of British games to Russia.

David Johnson describes the infamous Marriage Act of 1753, which made marriage a tightly-regulated institution governed by church and state.

Bernard Porter points out similarities and contrasts between terrorism then and now.

Graham Goodlad asks if the media did more to support or to challenge politicians during the last century.

Robert Pearce introduces the man who has been called ‘the George Washington of Poland’.

William Rubinstein looks at a turning point in America’s national sport.

Elizabeth A. Fenn examines a little known catastrophe that reshaped the history of a continent.

The colourful cartoon development of British national symbols provides an acute barometer to changes in 18th- and 19th-century public opinion. By Peter Mellini and Roy. T. Matthews.

Patrick Dillon identifies the mid-18th century as a watershed in ideas about reforming society.