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In 1659 the restoration of the exiled Charles II seemed impossible. It might not have occurred at all but for the forgotten intervention of a blacksmith’s daughter. 

The spread of Rastafari carried pan-African ideals from rural Jamaica to the world. From its origins in 1930s Kingston, it has espoused a striking message: Africa yes, England no. 

‘History has taught me to be sceptical of facile explanations based on prejudice.’

The UK Parliament was not designed for women with children and this continues to present challenges for new parents. How far have things changed? 

The history of England’s Jewish community in a period of revolution.

Since it became its first imperial possession in the 18th century, Russia has denied Ukraine’s national existence, while seeing it as an exotic threat.

Age matters; events are experienced differently by young and old, but how do we find those differences in history?