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The Colchester vase contains the remains a male of about 40 years of age and not of local origin. Could he have been a gladiator?
The last invasion of Britain involved bungled military plans, sozzled soldiers and a legendary Welshwoman wielding a pitchfork.
The Newport medieval ship is the most complete section of a 15th-century European vessel discovered to date.
Workers have gradually lost all powers to take industrial action when they feel conditions are unfair.
In the Charitable Corporation Scandal, a group of politically connected directors leveraged the company’s altruistic image to attract investors – before raiding the funds to prop up other ventures.
By the fourth festive season into the war, rationing was biting – but good news from the front and the generosity of US soldiers helped keep morale buoyant.
Many still speculate about what George Canning would have achieved had he not died 119 days into his premiership.
Western fashion, laundering and style reflected the racialized politics dramatically shaped by profound global transformations bound up with slavery, colonialism and modernization.
A cautionary tale for the UK press .
A scholar of British history explains how the ornate church and its significance to the monarchy have changed over centuries.
Other queens were just teenagers when they ascended the throne.
Britain has gone through unimaginable change culturally and politically during Elizabeth’s 70-year reign.
Tariq Ali’s scathing new book assessing Winston Churchill’s life and legacy paints him as a racist opportunist but overstates Churchill’s enduring influence on politics today.
Reagan was the first US president to address the UK parliament. What he said still carries weight for Anglo-American relations decades on.
Scrapbooks on the Royal Family are more meaningful objects for our families, and our own communities, than we might first expect.
Understanding how our ancestors may have benefited from industrialisation and colonialism could help us become more climate-friendly citizens.
From the tax we pay to the wine we drink, many policies in Britain today have their roots in imperialism.
Warring countries have ben imposing sanctions on their enemies for hundreds of years. They have met with mixed success.
Opposition to the controversial law reflected the British national character, reminiscent of comedies like the Carry On films.
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Principal of South College, Durham University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in History, The Open University
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Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies, Brunel University London
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Professor of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Modern History, University of Exeter
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Emeritus Professor of Media and Culture, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Twentieth Century History, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Professor of Political History, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer in History, CQUniversity Australia
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Researcher in Human Osteology, University of Winchester
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Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Bristol
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Professor of History, University of Warwick
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Professor of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University
