The Peasants’ Revolt, 1381
In 1381 England witnessed a medieval ‘summer of blood’ as the lower orders flexed their muscle in what became known as the Peasants’ Revolt.
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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.
Lee Kuan Yew becomes Singapore’s Prime Minister
Richard Cavendish remembers how a former-British colony gained a long-serving leader.
Selling Socialism: Marketing the Early Labour Party
Party strategists are no new phenomenon, Dominic Wring says; the Labour Party has always been concerned with marketing its brand image.
Philip I Crowned King of France
Richard Cavendish looks back at the Capetian monarch, crowned aged seven, on 23 May 1059.
Richard Cromwell Resigns as Lord Protector
The Lord Protector stood down on May 25th, 1659.
The Fall of the Roman Empire
As the Roman Empire declined its leaders became interested more in personal survival than good governance. Adrian Goldsworthy draws comparisons with current crises.
Venice Excommunicated
On April 27th, 1509, the Pope attempted to restrict the power of Venice.
No Karl Marx without Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels financed the research behind his friend Karl Marx’s epic critique of the free market, Das Kapital. His role is now being recognised.
André Gill
The d'Artagnan du Crayon fearlessly lampooned the French rulers of his day in a series of masterly caricatures that would later inspire the creators of Spitting Image and many others.