History

by Chris | 8 Feb 2010 | No Comments

The Times News blog asks: “Do you remember what you were doing when you heard that Nelson Mandela had been freed?”
Nelson Mandela want free on …

by Chris | 31 Jul 2009 | No Comments

The most important document in history, the document that first gave anyone but the King any rights and guaranteed liberties, has been granted World Heritage …

by Chris | 2 Mar 2009 | No Comments

Sometimes Welsh and Scottish nationalists seem to put just a little too much importance on their narrow sectarian interests. This is a prime example:

In a …

by Chris | 3 Dec 2008 | No Comments

Why does past political convictions mean that a politician should resign their post? Surely what someone has believed in the past means little in the …

by Chris | 25 Oct 2008 | No Comments

Even 593 years after their defeat, the French still haven’t got over it:

The French are using the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt to accuse …

by Chris | 21 Aug 2008 | No Comments

Iain Dale is chairing a discussion on “how we view history in this country, how it is taught in schools and how to engage people …

by Chris | 13 Feb 2008 | No Comments

No-one can apologise for something that someone else did. I can’t apologise for something you did, and you can’t apologise for something I’ve done. And …

by Chris | 5 Jan 2008 | No Comments

Soldiers who served during the First World War frequently wrote letters home, and it is through these documents that we can understand the true situation …

by Chris | 11 Dec 2007 | No Comments

Hell yes! We should celebrate British history. Not all of it is as great, pretty, and morally righteous as we may wish, be we should …

by Chris | 26 Oct 2007 | No Comments

There is controversy over the unveiling of a statue of David Lloyd George in Parliament Square. Apparently it wrong to put up a statue to …