Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle with Richard Vinen
Richard Vinen tells us about his biographical study of 'the last titans'
Politics
A collection of 25 Posts
How the Victorians Defended Britain with Andrew Lambert
Andrew Lambert's new book explores an inspired century of statecraft
Victor Grayson and the Trauma of World War One with Stephen May
Stephen May engages with one of the great mysteries in British political history
The Day President Kennedy Didn't Die with Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer tells us about a failed assassination attempt that very nearly altered the course of history
The 1812 Constitution of Cádiz
Helen Crisp and Jules Stewart take us back to a revolutionary moment in European history
The Fire at the Houses of Parliament
In 1834 the home of British politics was destroyed on a dramatic autumnal night
Samuel Johnson and the Perils of Hope
On the anniversary of Johnson's birth, Peter Moore considers a subject that deeply engaged the great writer.
The Origins of the Culture War with James Shapiro
The origins of today's Culture Wars can be found in the 1930s, argues James Shapiro
The Death of Vladimir Lenin (1924)
On 21 January 1924, the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin died. Here's how the news was reported in Britain.
Fire at the Guildhall
Leonora Nattrass takes us back to 18th century Cornwall and a brewing political scandal
Mount Rushmore Under Construction (1932)
Doane Robinson, Gutzon Borglum and the Making of a Monument