Free French Bombers Over France
What happened to the French airmen in the Second World War who bombed France to help liberate it?
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
Who were the female blacksmiths of medieval England?
How the South Became Republican
America’s southern states were once strongholds for the Democratic Party. In 1952, Eisenhower decided to win them over.
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
The unholy alliance between France and the Ottoman Empire in 1530 caused great concern but had little military success.
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Britain’s Second World War Conservatives and their utopian dream of world government.
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Was Richard III a just king or just doing what a king should do?
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The puppet theatres of Kazakhstan combined Soviet ideals with Kazakh traditions to educate the masses.
Calling Time on BC and AD
For more than a thousand years BC and AD have bisected our understanding of time. Should we keep them?
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
Was the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 inevitable?
National Spirit and the 1900 Olympics
The Paris Olympics of 1900 celebrated not just sporting excellence, but France’s might.