In the early 19th century, the British – who had invented impeachment centuries before – decided it no longer served its purpose. Instead, they found a more effective way to handle a bad leader.
‘Bridgerton’ tells the story of the courtship and marriage of Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings.
( Liam Daniel/Netflix)
‘Bridgerton’ alludes to and obscures social, racial and political tensions in England’s Regency era, the extraordinary decade that marks the dawn of the modern world.
Capture of William Joyce (‘Lord Haw-Haw’) in Germany in 1945.
Bert Hardy, No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit/IWM
Despite rationing and the Blitz, Christmas on the domestic front in 1940 was cheerful and optimistic.
February 1969 afforded a spot of skiing for Nottingham residents.
Photographer: Nottingham Post, courtesy: Nottingham Local Studies photographic collection
The U.K. prime minister sought to suppress Parliamentary opponents, saying he – not they – represents the will of the British people. It put Queen Elizabeth II in a real bind.
Amy Froide, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
While the film introduces viewers to women who were important political figures in British history, it doesn’t quite capture just how much power and influence these women actually wielded.
The Famine Memorial in Dublin, by sculptor Rowan Gillespie.
Ron Cogswell
The famine caused a million deaths and scarred the national psyche for generations. How do you even start to try and represent that in film literature, or art?
As Chequers places host to a crucial Brexit cabinet meeting, a look back at how British prime ministers repeatedly fell in love with their country home.