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25 Years of Wikipedia
James Hoare Thu, 09/24/2026 - 09:04 Wikipedia turns 25 this year. Its success was not a given and reveals much about our changing relationship with information online.
Death of Musical Coalman Thomas Britton
James Hoare Wed, 09/23/2026 - 09:02 Coal merchant and concert promoter Thomas Britton passed away on 27 September 1714 after a prank went awry.
Count Binface Should Read Bartolus
James Hoare Tue, 09/22/2026 - 09:08 The jurisprudence of the Middle Ages may complement the legal efforts of today’s environmentalists.
‘A History of the Novel in Britain’ by Philip Hensher review
James Hoare Mon, 09/21/2026 - 09:19 Philip Hensher’s A History of the Novel in Britain is certainly novel but how does it fare as history?
The 18th-Century Search for the Soul
James Hoare Fri, 09/18/2026 - 08:37 Is the soul immortal, or does it die with the body? At the turn of the 18th century, amateur theologians like Henry Layton began to speculate, much to experts’ chagrin.
Why Does Academic History Matter?
James Hoare Thu, 09/17/2026 - 08:22 The study of history at UK universities appears to be under existential threat. Should anyone care?
The FBI and the Nazi Spies
James Hoare Thu, 09/17/2026 - 08:19 In 1938 a sensational spy trial exposed a Nazi plot to seduce and blackmail US officers. Despite America’s technological might, counterintelligence had been slow on the uptake.
The Hatry Group Collapse
James Hoare Wed, 09/16/2026 - 08:38 Charles Hatry’s fraudulent business empire collapsed on 20 September 1929. It was the biggest crash the London stock market had ever seen.
The Decline of the Carolingians
James Hoare Wed, 09/16/2026 - 08:37 The Carolingian Empire was consolidated by one of Europe’s most celebrated kings, but Charlemagne’s death meant that decline was inevitable.
William Buckland’s Theology of Geology
James Hoare Tue, 09/15/2026 - 09:02 The geologist William Buckland worked through many theories about the creation of Earth and the biblical Flood. None of them were quite right.
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