Giuseppe Mazzini
Robert Pearce highlights Giuseppe Mazzini’s role in the Risorgimento.
Political
Mein Kampf – The Text, its Themes and Hitler’s Vision
Robert Carr dissects a book frequently referred to but seldom read.
Hugh Dalton
John Plowright examines the career of one of the key ministers in Attlee’s postwar governments.
The Great Reform Act of 1832
Robert Pearce introduces the First Reform Act and asks why parliamentary reform succeeded in 1832 when earlier reform bills had failed.
Nineteenth-Century Nationalism: The Language of Survival
Robin Evans examines the connections between language, culture and national identity in 19th-century Galicia.
The Berlin Wall: A Secret History
The Berlin Wall was a tangible symbol of the suppression of human rights under communism. Was it more convenient to the West than their rhetoric suggested?
Coming to Terms with the Past: Romania
Markus Bauer hopes that Romania’s membership of the European Union will enable it to face down the ghosts of its troubled twentieth-century past.
The Birth of Henry Tudor
The man who founded the Tudor dynasty was born on January 28th, 1457.
Alexander I succeeds as King of Scots
Alexander I succeeded his father Malcolm Canmore, Macbeth's killer, as King of Scots on January 8th, 1107.
Attempt to Assassinate Louis XV
On January 5th, 1757, Robert-Francois Damiens attempted to assassinate Louis XV.