Political

Britain’s concerns over binge drinking are nothing new says Luci Gosling, who describes how the brewing industry united to wreck Asquith’s Licensing Bill of 1908.

Richard Cavendish marks a failed attempt on the Scottish and English thrones by the last Stuart pretender, on March 23rd, 1708.

Peter J. Beck describes the work of Honoré Daumier, born 200 years ago this month, which provided an early visual documentary newsreel and commentary on the key political and social movements in mid-nineteenth century France.

Peter Clark celebrates some of the ‘awkward squad’ associated with eastern England.

The United States’ participation in military conflict has had unexpected results, and often has produced very different political outcomes to those originally intended.

Marie Rowlands charts the changing fortunes of a religious minority.

Robert Pearce sees remarkable continuity in Churchill’s outlook, despite the transformation of his fortunes, in the 1930s.

 Roger Moorhouse reviews a title on the Holocaust.

Mark Bryant looks at the first political cartoon – and one of the most influential ever – to be published in America.