Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election | History Today
In 1593 the threat of Spanish invasion was still rife, even five years after the failed Armada. Queen Elizabeth required
Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of the Bosnian Genocide by Amra Sabic-El-Reyess with Laura L. Sullivan
It is difficult and probably rather inappropriate for me to offer a “review” of a memoir, after all who am
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Anabob, Town and Country Magazine reminded its readers in 1771, ‘is a person who in the East-India Company’s service has
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
‘The Estado Novo was in a cul-de-sac of its own making’ Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses is Professor of History at Maynooth
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
In September 1960 Hirsch Barenblat – a 45-year-old conductor at the Israeli Opera – gave a performance at the Tel
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
The problem with 18th-century women, for the feminist public historian, is that they just won’t fit the narrative. We all
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
In July 2023 the Orkney Islands, lying just off the northeast coast of Scotland, made headlines around the world after
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
‘Understand that you will have to leave your temporary dwelling, your home and native land. It is not known where
Awe-Samosas! by Marzieh Abbas illustrated by Bhagya Madanasighe
I was really enjoying this book about a determined young girl and her dad making samosas for friends, missing Dadijan,
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
It is a curious fact that Hungary – which has always possessed a deeply conservative culture – continues to avidly
