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Was 'the Holocaust' an inevitable result of the rise to Power of the Nazi Party in 1933?
The Holocaust was the act of genocide of 6 million Jews during World War 2 by Nazi Germany. To discuss whether this was inevitable by...
Jun 5, 20244 min read
How exploitative was serfdom in Medieval England?
Serfdom, a medieval term, is commonly described as the condition in which a tenant farmer was bound to a hereditary plot of land and the...
Jun 3, 20248 min read
Has the rise of China post-Mao been peaceful?
To assess whether China’s rise post-Mao was peaceful, one will look at the position within China both internally and externally, from Mao...
Jun 1, 20244 min read
Could enslaved people make use of the American Revolution to resist slavery?
The American Revolution,1765-83, was a political revolution which focussed on gaining autonomy from the British and significantly...
May 29, 20245 min read
Is 'The Shawshank Redemption' an accurate depiction of American prisons from 1940-70?
This study will compare the American penal system from 1940 to 1970, seen in Frank Darabont’s 1994 picture, The Shawshank Redemption and...
May 27, 20245 min read
"I swear you'll never see anything like this ever again"
A Day in History - 13th May 2012 Heading into the final game of the 2011/12 season, the race for the Premier League title was the closest...
May 13, 20242 min read
Colditz Conquered
A Day in History - 16th April 1945 Colditz Castle is arguably the most infamous of all POW camps. Declared as 'escape-proof' by Field...
Apr 22, 20242 min read
The Birth of Test Cricket
The touring England cricket side which played the first ever test series in Australia, 1887/88 (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto/Getty...
Mar 19, 20242 min read
Barbie Arrested
A Day in History - 19th January 1983 Nikolaus 'Klaus' Barbie was a member of the Nazi Gestapo who worked in the German-occupied...
Jan 19, 20242 min read
An “Age of Atlantic Revolution”
The ‘Age of Atlantic Revolution’ describes the period between 1775 and 1825 that created a revolutionary wave promoting ideals of...
Oct 26, 20238 min read
Chiang Kai-shek and Chinese appeasement with Japan, 1931-37
In the years 1931-1937, ‘Generalissimo’ Chiang Kai-Shek pursued a stance of appeasement with Japan, summarised through the policy of an...
Oct 25, 202311 min read
Garibaldi - The Hero of the Two Worlds
Homages to Giuseppe Garibaldi can be seen all over the world, from the biscuit to the cocktail, down to the colour of Nottingham Forest’s...
Oct 24, 20237 min read
How did Alexander Herzen and Karl Marx see the revolutions of 1848?
In 1848, a series of revolutions swept across Europe, fuelled by a raging desire for political and social change. Alexander Herzen and...
Oct 23, 20235 min read
Bismarck and German Unification
Introduction In 1862, Otto von Bismarck advocated “The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority...
Oct 12, 202316 min read
The Epidemic Century - An Evil Necessity?
Labelled as the “Epidemic Century”, the 19th century in Britain has been seen as one of the most decisive shapers of History. This...
Oct 12, 20234 min read
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