What Happens Back Home
The Windrush generation witnessed the Caribbean colonies from which they had emigrated achieve independence. Despite being an ocean away, they were not passive observers.
Caribbean
Born in Babylon
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.
Barbados and the End of Monarchy
Barbados’ decision to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state was inevitable. Why did it take so long?
Is Caribbean History the Key to Understanding the Modern World?
Four distinguished scholars consider a historical question of enormous contemporary resonance.
First Among Equals
Few figures from the Age of Revolutions can match the achievements of Toussaint Louverture.
Colonial Mentalities
A culture war on race and empire divided the intellectual classes of Victorian Britain.
The Wrongful Death of Toussaint Louverture
The hero of the Haitian Revolution’s lonely death in a French prison cell was not an unfortunate tragedy but a cruel story of deliberate destruction.
The Long Fight for Liberty
Maroon freedom fighters on two Caribbean islands helped hasten the abolition of slavery.
The People Who Discovered Christopher Columbus
What did the indigenous people of the Americas think of Columbus?
Imperial Designs: Cromwell's Conquest of Jamaica
The Lord Protector’s move on Jamaica transformed Britain’s early empire.