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Volume: 52 Issue: 2

Contents of History Today, February 2002

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Larry Gragg recounts the reasons for the visit of the Quaker George Fox to Barbados in 1671, and the significance of his presence there.

David Hopkins looks at the 19th-century drive to improve the quality of British design and manufacture, and it impact on the Ironbridge district.

On the 60th anniversary of the fall of Singapore, arguably the nadir of Anglo-Australian relations, Richard Wilkinson explores the strange relationship between the...

Graham Norton introduces the complex colonial history of the Caribbean island.

February 4th, 1902

The author of Les Misérables was born on February 26th, 1802.

Jacqui Goddard on the latest findings at the important Roman site on the Danube.

Charles Lysaght strips away some of the many mysteries surrounding Brendan Bracken, Churchill’s staunch but enigmatic supporter, and the founder of this magazine...

Peter Furtado, editor of History Today, presents the results of the latest grading of history research in UK university departments

David Cesarani reflects on the past, present and future of education about genocide and bigotry.

Christopher Duggan recalls the contribution of a forgotten Italian statesman - Francesco Crispi.

Michael Vickers considers the original value of Greek ceramics, and why it has become inflated in recent centuries.

David Cannadine recalls the career and personality of an inspirational historian.

Richard Cavendish describes the King's funeral on February 15th, 1952.

On Feb 4, 2002, the Women'...

J.W. Bartlett on the response of the British public to government campaigns to finance ship-building during the Second World War.


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