Photography

Roger Hudson views the famous vessel from an unfamiliar perspective.

Roger Hudson expands on a photograph of Enoch Powell campaigning in his Wolverhampton seat in 1970.

Roger Hudson expands on an image of Russian ships destroyed by the Japanese at Port Arthur, 1904.

Roger Hudson sheds light on a haunting photograph from the Greek Civil War.

Roger Hudson reflects on a photograph of Blondin, the tightrope walker whose crossings of Niagara Falls became ever more bizarre.

Roger Hudson on the circumstances behind an eviction in County Clare, Ireland, photographed in July 1888.

Roger Hudson examines a photograph from 1920 taken on the eve of a profound split on the French Left.

Roger Hudson on a moment in the story of Scottish emigration captured in 1923.

Roger Hudson reveals a big splash: Chairman Mao photographed attempting to swim the River Yangtze in July 1966.

Roger Hudson on the vitriolic reaction to Paul Robeson's open-air concert in Peekskill, New York, 1949.

Constructing the Victoria Embankment on the north bank of the River Thames in London: an image analysed by Roger Hudson.

Roger Hudson explains the story behind a 19th-century photograph of George Washington's mausoleum.

Italian Fascist scouts meet a member of the Hitler Youth in Padua, October 1940: a picture explained by Roger Hudson.