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Kings as scourges of parliament: Thomas Rymer a...

Stuart England was a hotbed of polemic shoring up the strength of its representative assembly. Given the significant role parliament played in the political upheavals of the period, it is...

The Decision to Cede Moscow to Napoleon by Aida...

The decision to cede Moscow came on September 13 1812, in the small village of Fili, where Commander-in-Chief, Mikhail Kutuzov, held a war council with his senior staff. After consulting...

Lady Jane Grey: The Tragic Rise and Fall of Eng...

Born in October 1537, Lady Jane Grey came from one of England’s most prominent families. The daughter of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, and Frances Brandon, she was the great-granddaughter...

History on Film by Craig MacPhee

The relationship between history and its representation on film has been a long and often complicated one. From the early days of cinema, historical periods, people and events have been...

What if Prince Arthur Tudor hadn't died? by Lea...

Paranoid, Tyrannical, Obsessed, Temperamental. Those are just some of the many characteristics attributed to Henry VIII, the king famous for having had six wives, beheading two of them, and creating...

Club Queens: Women Nightclub Owners in Jazz Ag...

Whereas nightclubs today close at the alarming rate of 2 per week, 100 years ago the very opposite was true. “Almost any place with a respectable band and a decent...