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My Favourite History Spot - National Memorial Arboretum

Chloe Stack

Nov 272 min read

My Favourite History Spot - National Memorial Arboretum

One of my favourite history spots is the National Memorial Arboretum. It focuses on the history of war, giving a general but thoughtful...

George Orwell’s 1984: A Warning Against Totalitarianism

Isa Seedat

Nov 273 min read

George Orwell’s 1984: A Warning Against Totalitarianism

George Orwell’s 1984 is a renowned, modern classic and for good reason. Published in 1949, Orwell sought to tell a story of a...

La Grande Évasion: The royal blunder with regicidal consequences

Harry McNeile

Nov 274 min read

La Grande Évasion: The royal blunder with regicidal consequences

On the evening of the 20th of June 1791, five inconspicuously dressed figures exited the Tuileries Palace. These individuals claimed to...

A ‘Special Relationship’: The Dartmoor Massacre of 1815

Harry McNeile

Nov 274 min read

A ‘Special Relationship’: The Dartmoor Massacre of 1815

The term ‘Special Relationship’ was first coined by Winston Churchill in 1944, following Anglo-American cooperation in the Second World...

Infidelity, Infighting, Ineptitude and Invasion: The Disastrous Reign of Constantine IX Monomachos

Noah Parsons

Nov 127 min read

Infidelity, Infighting, Ineptitude and Invasion: The Disastrous Reign of Constantine IX Monomachos

Throughout its impressive longevity, the Byzantine Empire has had its fair share of terrible emperors who plunged Byzantium into chaos...

The Oslo Accords and the Dangers of Extremism

Harry McNeill

Nov 124 min read

The Oslo Accords and the Dangers of Extremism

In 2024, the relationship between Israel and Palestine is arguably at its lowest point. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has led to a...

A Book Review of W.H. Thompson’s I Was Churchill’s Shadow

Joseph Stafford

Nov 124 min read

A Book Review of W.H. Thompson’s I Was Churchill’s Shadow

Winston Churchill once remarked that he thought history would be kind to him, ‘especially as I propose to write that history myself.’ He...

Robots, Vikings and Lots of Twinkl Worksheets: Why We Should All Take Part in Community Engagement

Libby Ainsworth

Oct 293 min read

Robots, Vikings and Lots of Twinkl Worksheets: Why We Should All Take Part in Community Engagement

When I decided to run a children’s local history scheme over the school summer holidays at my town’s library, I had visions of becoming a...

The Post-War Consensus: Redefining Party Policy in Modern Britain

Bilal Khan

Oct 193 min read

The Post-War Consensus: Redefining Party Policy in Modern Britain

The post-war consensus was a period in the history of modern Britain during which the Labour and Conservative parties, in various...

Salem in 1692: The Accused Weren’t Chosen at Random

Chloe Stack

Oct 193 min read

Salem in 1692: The Accused Weren’t Chosen at Random

One of the most well-known aspects of the Salem Witch Trials is the seemingly random accusations of witchcraft and the supposed readiness...

Raman Kular

Oct 195 min read

The Evolution of the American Dream

The American Dream can be described as an ideology rooted in a Puritan belief system, tracing back as far as the American Declaration of...

Ali Gohari

Oct 124 min read

The Rise of Modern Market Systems

Modern international relationships are largely informed by the market. Debates over Brexit, NAFTA, and the formation of military...

Blood and Bananas: The United Fruit Company in Latin America

Will Chatfield

Oct 124 min read

Blood and Bananas: The United Fruit Company in Latin America

Bananas are a miraculous fruit. Unable to grow outside the tropics, their prevalence in European supermarkets today is thanks to the...

Die Konquistadoren: The Strange, Forgotten Tale of the German Quest for El Dorado

Martin Day

Oct 125 min read

Die Konquistadoren: The Strange, Forgotten Tale of the German Quest for El Dorado

Name a country that colonised the New World. Immediately, I’m sure you’ll think of the Spanish and their conquistadors: Hernán Cortés...

Beyond Blight: The Man-Made Origins of the Great Famine

Gabrielle Skinner-Ducharme

Oct 124 min read

Beyond Blight: The Man-Made Origins of the Great Famine

The suffering of An Gorta Mór , or the Great Famine, marked a demographic tragedy for Ireland. Over one million people died, and another...

Anne Neville – Warwick’s Forgotten Queen

Helena Smith

Oct 54 min read

Anne Neville – Warwick’s Forgotten Queen

If you visit Warwick Castle, you will find countless placards and performances chronicling its history – chief among them, its...

From Stonehenge to the Balti Triangle: What does it mean to be British?

Ali Gohari

Oct 53 min read

From Stonehenge to the Balti Triangle: What does it mean to be British?

Recent elections have brought identity to the core of politics: nationalism worldwide threatens to undermine efforts toward global...

Tilly Dickinson

Oct 54 min read

The Olympics: A Short History

This year, Paris hosted the Olympic Games, featuring 32 sports, 329 events, and 10,500 athletes over 16 days of competition. Paris became...

Was a peaceful transferal of power from Elizabeth I to James I in 1603 inevitable?

Anna Sacks

Oct 54 min read

Was a peaceful transferal of power from Elizabeth I to James I in 1603 inevitable?

There was much fear and anxiety during the reign of Elizabeth I over what would happen when her reign came to an end. Perhaps...

Aryan Kaul

Sep 246 min read

North Korea: Ideal, or Illusion?

This piece was originally written in December 2022 and featured in The Looking Glass, an academic publication of Watford Boys’ Grammar...