Painted out of History
The abdication crisis of 1937 forced a royalist magazine to present a different face to the world, as Luci Gosling reports.
Edwardian
1911: China’s First Revolution
The failings of China's 1911 Revolution heralded decades of civil conflict, occupation and suffering for the Chinese people.
How Long Before the Sunset ? British attitudes to war, 1871-1914
Rowena Hammal examines the fears and insecurities, as well as the bombast and jingoism, in British thinking.
The Career of A.J. Balfour
Graham Goodlad reviews the career of A.J. Balfour, an unsuccessful Prime Minister and party leader but an important and long-serving figure on the British political scene.
The Rise and Fall of the British Detective Novel
Detective stories captured the imaginations of the British middle classes in the 20th century. The fortunes of home-grown writers such as Agatha Christie reflected Britain’s social changes.
The General Election of 1915
Ian Garrett shows that well-informed counter-factual speculation can help us understand better the causes and consequences of what did happen.
Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Baritsu
Bartitsu – rather than Baritsu – was a hybrid martial art that flourished in fin de siècle London. As an amateur boxer, Arthur Conan Doyle was fascinated.
Tea, Toilets & Typewriters: Women's Clubs in London
Frances Borzello seeks to explain the rise of women’s clubs in London before the First World War – and their equally swift demise.
Aldeburgh’s First Lady
On November 9th, 1908, Aldeburgh unanimously elected as their leader Mrs Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, who became Britain’s first female mayor.