History
Empires of Contrast? Comparing England and Spain’s approaches to the Colonisation of America.
A methodological approach of focus on the intentions or actions of colonisation splits the historiographical debate on this topic. J. H. Elliot focuses on intention and suggests that the complexities of the Spanish and English motivation for colonisation, and the time lag between conquest, infer a differing approach to conquest. Viewpoints of a similar approach […]
The Royal family: The evolution of portraiture from dynasty to domesticity
Following the recent photo-editing incident from the Prince and Princess of Wales, this article looks at how the domestication of the Royal family through portraits and photography has contributed to the dwindling ‘mystique’ of the monarchy over time.
