Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
The Edwardian era is often seen as a peaceful interlude between the violence of Victorian expansion and the First World War. In reality, Edward’s reign bore witness to dozens of conflicts across the Empire.
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
In The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492, Marcy Norton shows through Indigenous American practices and beliefs that colonisation was a catastrophe for the natural world.
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Rumours about the sexual proclivities of King William III began to spread as soon as he took the English throne. What went on behind the closed doors of the royal court had implications for the nation.
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
‘What is the most common misconception about my field? That scholars who study elite white men are more objective.’
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
The devastation and chaos inflicted on London by wartime bombing raids provided an opportunity for murderers to conceal their crimes.
King John’s Lost Treasure
The loss of his treasure on the road to war was said to have brought about King John’s demise. What happened to it?
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Britain’s Second World War Conservatives and their utopian dream of world government.
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza, Britain’s Forgotten Monarch by Sophie Shorland returns the consort to her rightful place in Restoration history.
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Was Richard III a just king or just doing what a king should do?
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
In Massacre in the Clouds: An American Atrocity and the Erasure of History, Kim A. Wagner offers a blow-by-blow account of Bud Dajo. But is the devil truly in the detail?