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Ellinor Hopkins

Sep 244 min read

Mary Read: The Defiant Life of a Female Pirate

The lives of Mary Read and her fellow female pirate Anne Bonny were immortalised in Captain Charles Johnson’s A General History of the...

Josh Mansley

Sep 234 min read

The European Trump: Martin Luther as a Populist Politician of His Era

In modern media, many journalists have attempted to identify the European equivalent of Donald Trump. The names often mentioned include...

Su Yu

Sep 234 min read

The Suffragettes: Heroes or Terrorists?

Bombing public spaces, endangering innocent people, and violent vandalism do not describe heroes or nationally celebrated martyrs. Most...

Noah Parsons

Sep 155 min read

Miracles, Mysticism and Pious Peasants: The Strange Story of the Holy Lance during the First Crusade

Noah Parsons By the time of the High Medieval Period, Western Europe remained firmly within the grasp of the omnipotent Catholic Church....

Fred Teasdale

Sep 154 min read

The July Crisis: A Month That Has Defined Humanity Since

Fred Teasdale The July Crisis is often thought of as just a series of events, events that naturally followed the assassination of...

Miki Smigielski

Sep 154 min read

The Truth Behind 'Gladiator': A Deep Dive into Ancient Roman Amphitheatres

Miki Smigielski Ridley Scott’s epic film Gladiator hit cinemas in 2000, familiarising audiences with a dramatic portrayal of the ancient...

Jakob Reid

Sep 154 min read

Democratising Our Past: How Time Team Revolutionised Public History

Jakob Reid When studying history, one fundamental question often goes unaddressed: for whom are we studying and investigating history?...