During the immediate aftermath of the First World War, G.M. Trevelyan was an impressive, though characteristically modest and unassuming, figure in the small Hertfordshire community where he had at ...

In August 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a boldly pacifist campaign speech, promising no American would have to go to war.

The Life and Times of Britain’s First Female Cabinet Minister by Nan Sloane illuminates an overlooked trailblazer of the ...

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In March 1824 the East India Company declared war on Burma, the opening salvo in a series of conflicts that would see one empire fall, another expand and leave divisive wounds still felt today. In ...

Though remembered as the era of the housewife, momentous change in the status of British women began in the 1950s. The 1950s is remembered as an era of ideal homes and perfect housewives. Yet this ...

It is 40 years since the death of Fernand Braudel, the historian who sought the perspective of ‘God the Father’. In May 1967 I met Fernand Braudel for the first time. At the end of my ‘audience’ I ...

The native language of the Isle of Man has undergone a rapid decline and inspiring revival. Since the death of its last native speaker in 1974 it has been brought back from the dead and is now part of ...

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When a priceless altarpiece was stolen from a Belgian cathedral it sparked a 90-year hunt. The crime remains unsolved. Early on the morning of 11 April 1934 the sacristan of St Bavo’s Cathedral in ...

Despite the popularity of shows like My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, Britain’s Gypsy Travellers still face longstanding prejudice, warns Becky Taylor. A wet cold December day at Dale Farm Traveller site in ...