‘Snarling Roughhouse’: The 1924 Democratic Convention
A 17-day political dogfight at the 1924 Democratic National Convention revealed the faultlines in American society, from prohibition to Protestantism to the shadow of the Ku Klux Klan.
A 17-day political dogfight at the 1924 Democratic National Convention revealed the faultlines in American society, from prohibition to Protestantism to the shadow of the Ku Klux Klan.
The best-loved of Britain's novelists penned a tale that struck a potent chord in the popular revival of the season of goodwill. Geoffrey Rowell explains its appeal and its powerful religious and social overtones.
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Douglas Johnson compares and contrasts the downfalls of Neville Chamberlain and Margaret Thatcher.
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The brutal war to maintain white supremacy in what is now Zimbabwe eventually led to the rule of Robert Mugabe.
In 1940, Marshal Philippe Pétain took the helm of a humiliated France. While Vichy endured, many took his silence as evidence of grand strategy – a view bolstered by the client press.