Kazakhstan’s Bloody December
Mikhail Gorbachev’s Perestroika triggered an outpouring of resentment across the USSR. In 1986, young Kazakhs made their voices heard, but the Soviet regime was not ready to listen.
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Sisters In Arms: Race, Empire and Women’s Suffrage
The women’s suffrage movement was global, but racial inequality often undermined the notion of universal sisterhood.
The Woman Behind the Kindertransport
Female volunteers such as Marie Schmolka played a decisive role in the collaborative project to rescue beleaguered Jewish children.
1918: Year of Victory and Defeat
When the Great War broke out in 1914, the German imperial army was regarded as the finest fighting force on earth. Just four years later, it was crushed by Britain and its allies.
Finding Keepers: Mental Illness in the 19th century
Caring for the mentally ill in Victorian Britain was hard, unrewarding and dangerously unregulated. Alexander Morison tried to improve things for both the unwell and their carers.
Tyrants and Robots in Ancient Greece
Autocrats have deployed automatons as weapons since antiquity, not just in Ancient Greek myth but in reality.
When the Men Came Marching Home from the Great War
Having survived the rigours of the First World War, soldiers faced the return to civilian life. For some, it presented an even greater challenge.
Wynflæd’s Will
Often lost behind stories of kings, queens, bishops and saints, what was life like for an Anglo-Saxon woman below the upper ranks of society?
Lenin: The Machiavellian Marxist
Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, was an armed prophet who adopted the characteristics of Machiavelli’s lion and fox.
Divided Loyalties in Tudor England
For the lesser-known members of the great Tudor dynasties, loyalties were divided by Henry VIII’s Great Matter. Should you support your king, queen or family?