Britain

Who Gained from Thomas Paine?

Thomas Paine inspired and witnessed the revolutions that gave birth to the United States and destroyed the French monarchy. A genuinely global figure, he anticipated modern ideas on human rights, atheism and rationalism. 

Edith Cavell Reburied in Norwich

Following her execution by firing squad in Belgium in 1915, Edith Cavell's body was eventually brought back from Brussels to England on May 15th, 1919.

Elizabeth Tollet and her Scientific Sisters

Patricia Fara recounts the moving story of a gifted contemporary of Isaac Newton who came to symbolise the frustrations of generations of female scientists denied the chance to fulfil their talents.

Marie Stopes

Janet Copeland introduces one of the most important feminist figures in twentieth-century history.

Heroes in British History

David Hipshon regrets the degree to which our history syllabuses have censored the roles of British heroes.