What Chips did Next
A ringside seat to British domestic politics, from Chamberlain’s meeting with Hitler in October 1938 to the fall of Mussolini in July 1943.
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In Good Spirits
Alcohol was an integral part of diplomacy in early modern Russia.
Kings of the Pacific in an Age of Revolution
As the age of revolutions swept across Europe, the Pacific also witnessed dramatic changes when monarchies were rebuilt and societies transformed.
Lords in the Light
The House of Lords, often in the shadow of the Commons, asserted its power during the reigns of James I and his son, Charles I. But it would be eclipsed by civil war.
Is Nationalism still Europe’s Dominant Political Ideology?
Four historians consider whether the continent that gave the world the nation state still remains in its thrall.
One Election Too Many
The Representation of the People Act, which received royal assent on 30 July 1948, abolished university constituencies.
Who is History’s Worst Political Adviser?
Four historians consider the harm caused by those who should have helped their political masters.
The Colonels’ Failed PR Coup
A British public relations company in cahoots with sympathetic MPs was unable to whitewash the military regime that seized power in Greece in 1967.
Child Voters
In the politically chaotic decades before true universal suffrage, some infants found a way to vote in British elections.
In the Eye of the Voter
How presidential images show us that in politics, as in entertainment, appearances matter.