Francis Barber: Biography, Celebrity, Obscurity by Michael Bundock
Francis Barber lived a remarkable life. As far as we know he was born a slave on a…
Author Articles
The Liberation of the Camps: 11 April 1945, Buchenwald
It has been 70 years since the Nazi-led concentration and extermination camps were liberated by the allies. The…
How the British Army’s First World War Shaped its Second
More than three-and-a-half million men served in the British Army during the Second World War, the vast majority…
David Cooper on Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók is widely acknowledged as one of the most important musical composers of the early 20th century. He is…
The Old Boys: Toffs, Top Hats & Pasties
David Turner, author of The Old Boys: The Decline and Rise of the Public School, examines the controversial issues of education…
Alan Titley On Translating Cré na Cille
Cré na Cille or The Dirty Dust by Máirtín Ó Cadhain was originally published in 1949, but has only recently become available…
Rousseau to Nietzsche: Frank M. Turner & European Intellectual History
Frank M. Turner (1944 – 2010) forged his entire career at Yale University, where he was John Hay Whitney Professor…
Hard Times (Part 3): Aftermath
The economic consequences of the financial downturn that started in 2008 are well familiar – they were immediately…
Hard Times (Part 2): Recession
The economic consequences of the financial downturn that started in 2008 are well familiar – they were immediately…
Hard Times (Part 1): Inequality
The economic consequences of the financial downturn that started in 2008 are well familiar – they were immediately…
The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots – Stephen Alford
The award-winning Mary Queen of Scots (2018) proves that the Scottish Queen remains as fascinating a figure as…
The Myth of Violent Online Extremism
The responsibility of social and digital networks in combatting terrorism has come under particular scrutiny since the Charlie…
Hospitality and Treachery: Something Wicked This Way Comes
As you gather people around your table this festive season, sharing hospitality with friends and neighbours, spare a…
FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE CHURCHES
In this centenary year of the Great War, Pevsner author Simon Bradley explores some rarely seen memorials to…
‘Ukraine’s Elections Pit Old Against New’ by Andrew Wilson
Following the recent Ukrainian elections, Andrew Wilson, Ukraine-iac and author of Ukraine Crisis, sets out what the results…