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‘Come What May, We’re Here to Stay’ by Taj Ali review
James Hoare Mon, 11/09/2026 - 09:12 Come What May, We’re Here to Stay: The Story of South Asian Resistance in Britain by Taj Ali charts the rise and uncertain future of South Asian activism in the United Kingdom.
The Soviet War on Smoking
James Hoare Thu, 11/05/2026 - 09:08 Cigarettes were a threat to both health and communism, but despite the regime’s best efforts, they flourished in the Soviet Union.
The Lost Kingdom of Apalache
James Hoare Wed, 11/04/2026 - 09:08 In the 17th century a French writer claimed to have discovered a vast indigenous realm in the Appalachian Mountains of the American southeast. Could it be true?
The Sack of Antwerp
James Hoare Tue, 11/03/2026 - 09:09 On 4 November 1576 the mutinous Spanish army took what they were owed from Antwerp. The city never recovered.
‘Shakespeare at Thirty’ by Rory Loughnane review
James Hoare Tue, 11/03/2026 - 09:09 Shakespeare at Thirty by Rory Loughnane pieces together the crucial three decades in which the bard was born.
The Death of the Corset
James Hoare Mon, 11/02/2026 - 09:05 The 400-year reign of the corset ended on 3 November 1914. The age of the brassière had begun.
The Tropical Parasites in the Cornish Mine
James Hoare Thu, 10/29/2026 - 08:59 In the late 19th century Cornish miners began falling ill with a mysterious disease. What caused ‘Dolcoath Anaemia’, and how had it come to Cornwall?
Keeping the Bonfires Lit
James Hoare Wed, 10/28/2026 - 09:08 Though the guise of its festivities may change, November has long been a time for fire, feasting, and remembering the dead.
‘Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History’ by Benjamin Moser review
James Hoare Tue, 10/27/2026 - 08:59 Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History by Benjamin Moser is a one-dimensional appraisal of the Jewish people’s broken home.
‘The House of Cromwell’ by Miranda Malins review
James Hoare Mon, 10/26/2026 - 08:40 In The House of Cromwell: Power, Family and the Making of Modern Britain Miranda Malins contrasts two generations of an English political dynasty: one that consolidated royal power and another that decapitated it.
Abortion and the Church in 17th-Century Scotland
James Hoare Fri, 10/23/2026 - 06:00 When an unmarried servant returned home pregnant in the 17th century, women in her community helped her ‘part with child’ – risking the wrath of the Scottish Presbyterian Church.
How Did the Suez Crisis Change the World?
James Hoare Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:14 The military attempt to reverse Egypt’s nationalisation of the Suez Canal in 1956 was a disaster for Britain. What were the consequences?
Sin City: Toulouse and the Albigensian Crusade
James Hoare Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:13 To justify the 13th-century Albigensian Crusade, waged against heretics in the south of France, its champions painted Toulouse as Sodom and Gomorrah reborn.
The Lichtenberg Ratio
James Hoare Wed, 10/21/2026 - 07:45 On 25 October 1786, physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg discovered the aspect ratio of the perfect piece of paper.
Britain and the Premium Bond
James Hoare Wed, 10/21/2026 - 07:44 For much of its modern history state lotteries were seen as antithetical to Britain’s moral values. The introduction of the Premium Savings Bond in 1956 was a major shift in government policy. What had caused it?
Isabel Allende’s Chilean Exorcism
James Hoare Tue, 10/20/2026 - 08:43 Why did Chilean history take such a wrong turn? For Isabel Allende the question is best asked with fiction.
Hungary’s Contested 1956 Revolution
James Hoare Tue, 10/20/2026 - 08:40 In late 1956 hundreds of thousands of Hungarians joined an uprising against the country’s Moscow-oriented government. 70 years on, the revolution’s meaning is still unclear.
‘A Rich Harvest of Bitter Fruit’ by Stephen Long review
James Hoare Mon, 10/19/2026 - 08:37 A Rich Harvest of Bitter Fruit: CIA and MI6 Covert Action in Communist Albania at the Dawn of the Cold War by Stephen Long discovers a farcical attempt to overthrow Enver Hoxha.
The Victorian Origins of Investigative Journalism
James Hoare Mon, 10/19/2026 - 08:36 Incognito investigative journalism was a Victorian invention. What explained its overnight success?
Alternative Histories: Summer, 2026
James Hoare Fri, 10/16/2026 - 14:31
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