The She-Wolves of Jülich
Man-eating and menacing: stories about female werewolves in the sensationalist press expose a centuries-old fear of women.
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A World Without Teenagers: Jihadi brides in Syria
Arriving in Syria, three London schoolgirls will find themselves in a ‘medieval’ world where the teenager is an unknown concept.
Inside the Anglo-Saxon Classroom
Schoolboys forget their books, lose their pens and laugh at dirty jokes. This was true even in the rigorous atmosphere of the Anglo-Saxon classroom.
The Origins of English Parliament
The English Parliament was purportedly founded on 20 January 1265. Why is this date so significant?
The US-Cuba Embargo Beyond the Cold War
Predating Castro’s Communist Revolution, the unequal US-Cuban power relationship stretches back to the turn of the 20th century.
'Let My People Go!'
Hollywood offers a new version of the Exodus story, the West’s most enduring political narrative.
Gladstone's Plan for a United Kingdom
Gladstone and his Victorian Liberals still offer a great insight into the UK's divisions.
Did Britain Fail Hong Kong?
Could Britain have done more in the years leading up to 1997 to ensure Hong Kong's freedoms?
Mirror Year: How Old Are You Really?
Chris Lowry puts a lifetime into historical perspective.
Gavrilo Princip: Sarajevo’s Elusive Assassin
Numerous untruths persist about Gavrilo Princip, the man who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand. One of them was used by Austria-Hungary as grounds for its war against Serbia in 1914.