Travel trailblazers: Gertrude Benham
Meg Luesley discusses the largely forgotten, but nonetheless iconic, life of travel trailblazer Gertrude Benham.
History
Ruthless or Routine? How popular culture has misrepresented the Vikings.
Henry Taggart explores the public perception of Vikings and how popular culture has impacted their reputation.
Covid and the Earthquake
‘Unprecedented’. My working theory is that there’s some kind of high-stakes bet going on between government ministers over who can say it most. There’s probably a giant roulette wheel strapped…
A (Very) Brief History of Transgenderism
Happy Transgender Awareness Week! That start alone will have been enough to deter some people from reading on. They’ll think ‘typical lefty snowflake student’ and ‘transgenderism doesn’t even exist’. Now…
The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians (Part 2)
People who don’t read history don’t know what they’re missing, something that it is a tremendous shame. Immensely interesting, richly written but never overly detailed, very readable and at times…
Where do you come from, Where do you go? A look at border controls
A form of regulated borders or ‘border control’ has existed since medieval Europe. In these time’s ‘borders’ equated to the ancient stone walls such as the enclose the city of…
‘We Cannot Edit Our Past’: The Dangers of Removing Political Debate from Schools
There is no denying the importance of education, especially in our formative school years. We learn how and why things happen and use that information to form opinions about the…
Statues and Memorials: An imperfect reality
Josiah Wedgewood. John Lambton. Two names with very little connection. However, both of them played their part in Britain’s imperial legacy in understated, yet significant ways. They embody a complex…
Coronavirus: Learn From the Past to Help the Present
George Santayana once said that "Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it". Looking back at the 20th Century Spanish Flu Pandemic, what does it teach…