25 Years of Wikipedia
Wikipedia turns 25 this year. Its success was not a given and reveals much about our changing relationship with information online.
Recently published
Death of Musical Coalman Thomas Britton
Coal merchant and concert promoter Thomas Britton passed away on 27 September 1714 after a prank went awry.
Count Binface Should Read Bartolus
The jurisprudence of the Middle Ages may complement the legal efforts of today’s environmentalists.
‘A History of the Novel in Britain’ by Philip Hensher review
Philip Hensher’s A History of the Novel in Britain is certainly novel but how does it fare as history?
The 18th-Century Search for the Soul
Is the soul immortal, or does it die with the body? At the turn of the 18th century, amateur theologians like Henry Layton began to speculate, much to experts’ chagrin.
Why Does Academic History Matter?
The study of history at UK universities appears to be under existential threat. Should anyone care?
The FBI and the Nazi Spies
In 1938 a sensational spy trial exposed a Nazi plot to seduce and blackmail US officers. Despite America’s technological might, counterintelligence had been slow on the uptake.
The Hatry Group Collapse
Charles Hatry’s fraudulent business empire collapsed on 20 September 1929. It was the biggest crash the London stock market had ever seen.
The Decline of the Carolingians
The Carolingian Empire was consolidated by one of Europe’s most celebrated kings, but Charlemagne’s death meant that decline was inevitable.
William Buckland’s Theology of Geology
The geologist William Buckland worked through many theories about the creation of Earth and the biblical Flood. None of them were quite right.