Breaking the Peace
After the UK voted to leave Europe, Northern Ireland’s fragile relationship with both its past and its neighbour is once again to the fore.
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What Happened to Saddam Hussein’s WMD?
Saddam Hussein certainly had chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War, yet by the time American and British troops entered the country in 2003, they were gone. Where?
Britain's Forgotten South American Colony
The short-lived colony of Willoughbyland, in what is now Suriname, was both verdant and dangerous. In the end, it was exchanged for New York.
The Medium Goes to America
The forgotten story of celebrity medium Eusapia Palladino and her seance tour of the United States.
Architects of Failure: 100 years of Sykes-Picot
How the Sykes-Picot agreement signed in 1916 became shorthand for Western treachery, greed and colonial machinations.
Putting America On The Map
A German map published in 1507 was the first to name the continent.
The Strange Christian Afterlife of Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor who faced the ultimate politician’s dilemma, was put to use as a Christian convert by the early church.
Rhodes Must Fall? A Question of When Not If
The British Empire is not the first – nor last – great power to see its icons crumble.
How vain were the Romans?
Evidence of make-up and beauty treatments reveal the daily nuances of Roman life.
Britain’s Willing Imperialists
Were 19th-century Britons as apathetic towards their nation’s vast Empire as some historians have argued?