Bolshevism in the Purges: The Party That Ate Itself
Julian Reed-Purvis investigates Stalin's role in the origins of the great purges.
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Interpretations of Nazi Germany
John Claydon charts a course across the complex minefield of Nazi historiography.
Bismarck, Prussia and German nationalism
Edgar Feuchtwanger assesses Bismarck's controversial career and legacy.
Mr Gladstone and Ireland
Michael Morrogh explains why Gladstone took up the cause of Irish home rule and why his policies failed so tragically.
Power Dressing in Ancient Greece and Rome
Jeri DeBrohun looks at the meanings expressed in the style of clothes and personal adornment adopted by men and women in the ancient world.
Whiteness in Crisis: 20th Century Racial Tension
Alistair Bonnett identifies the ingredients that produced an 'identity crisis' for white people in the early 20th century.
Russia's First Revolution
John Morison shows how an accumulation of grievances resulted in a spontaneous revolution in Russia in 1905.
The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921
Michael Morrogh explains the significance of Lloyd George's answer to the Irish question.
Prohibition in the United States
Jenny Bryce asks why the Americans introduced the 18th Amendment when the historical evidence suggested it was doomed to failure. This essay won the Julia Wood prize in 2000.
From Old to New Poor Law
Graham Goodlad considers the background to the reform of the Poor Law in 1834 and its impact on society.