History Matters
Thoughts, opinions and commentary on all things historical.
It was not the Nazi-Soviet Pact, but the ‘Party line’, which brought an end to the era of ‘fellow travellers’, 80 years ago.
The Aliens Act of 1905 created a new type of immigrant to the UK and a new way of dealing with them.
Latin America conjures up images of constant political turmoil, powered by endless revolutions. But this is misleading.
The little-known republic was a short-lived experiment in constitutional democracy.
For many Americans, jazz was the music of demons, devils and things that go bump in the night.
Beaverbrook’s radical vision and prominent platform gave him enormous political sway.
During the Renaissance, the beard was the defining feature of a man.
Commemoration of Peterloo remembers the dead, but also promotes future democratic change.
The author’s trips to Cuba had an impact on more than just literature.
Recent press coverage of a cave filled with ‘witch marks’ misses the point.