The Media Made Malcolm X
Depicted as a dangerous extremist and a threat to the civil rights movement, black activist Malcolm X was as much a beneficiary of the media as he was its victim.
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Sir Gawain: Patron's Place
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a masterpiece of Middle English literature, which narrowly escaped destruction in the 18th century. Nicholas Mee examines the poem to discover both its secret benefactor and the location in which its drama unfolds.
Concorde: Flight of the Imagination
Desperate to counter the industrial decline of the 1970s, Britain and France embraced the world’s first supersonic airliner: Concorde.
How the Nobel Peace Prize Lost its Way
Alfred Nobel’s Peace Prize has become something other than what its founder intended in 1895. Where have the ‘Champions of Peace’ gone?
Medmenham: Spying from the Sky
Taylor Downing tells the story of the Central Interpretation Unit at Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, where the RAF’s aerial photo interpreters played a critical role in Britain’s wartime struggle.
1911: China’s First Revolution
The failings of China's 1911 Revolution heralded decades of civil conflict, occupation and suffering for the Chinese people.
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.
The Establishment of the Post-War Consensus, 1954-64
Andrew Boxer explains why party political strife lacked real substance in the period after 1945.
When Britain Ran Java
Although little known, the disastrous East India Company intervention in Java had a significant influence on India's governance and left Stamford Raffles’ reputation in tatters.
Giving Life To Æthelstan
In 15 years Æthelstan united the English for the first time. Yet many of the facts about the Anglo-Saxon king remain elusive.