Gandhi, Non-Violence and Indian Independence
The legend of Mahatma Gandhi places his non-violent Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, and Quit India movements at the heart of India’s independence. There's more to the story.
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The Establishment of the Post-War Consensus, 1954-64
Andrew Boxer explains why party political strife lacked real substance in the period after 1945.
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Michael Dunne remembers the US-backed invasion of Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Crystal Palace: Reflections of Empire
Glittering monument to Britain’s colonial achievement or fragile symbol of a fragmenting imperial dream? Jan Piggott charts the efforts to make Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace flourish as an ‘Acropolis of Empire’.
The British Prime Minister & the Development of British Democracy, 1868-1997
Graham Goodlad examines the changing role of the occupant of Number Ten in an era of significant political change.
The League of Nations: A League of its Own
The League of Nations has been much derided as a historical irrelevance, but it laid the foundations for an international court and established bodies that the United Nations maintains today, says Ruth Henig.
The Battle of Britain: The Many and the Few
Richard Overy looks behind the myth of a vulnerable island defended by a small band of fighter pilots to give due credit to the courage of the redoubtable civilian population.
South Africa: Remembering Sharpeville
The killing of 69 black South Africans on March 21st, 1960 was a turning point: the world judged apartheid to be morally bankrupt and the political agitation that ensued would eventually overturn white supremacy.
Bees for Keeps
The niches created for bees in some of Britain’s castles were an important source of food, lighting and even defence, writes Gene Kritsky.
Eric Ravilious: The Art of War
One of Britain’s finest war artists, Eric Ravilious recorded the last days of the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious, which was sunk off Norway in June 1940 in controversial circumstances and with huge loss of life, writes Anthony Kelly.