Jewish History & Culture: Stanley Kubrick
Our series of blog posts on Jewish History and Culture continues with this extract from David Mikics’ biography of Stanley Kubrick, part of our…
Napoleon
An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Napoleon
As an aid to students, teachers and parents, we have constructed an A–Z of the World taken from E. H. Gombrich’s, A Little History…
Five Things You Might Not Know About London’s Maritime History
Margarette Lincoln offers five things that you may not know about London’s maritime world in the age of Cook and Nelson. Traces of this…
Accidental Circumnavigators: A story of anonymous sailors, soldiers, slaves, missionaries & adventurers
Harry Kelsey’s new book The First Circumnavigators contains fascinating stories of treachery, greed, murder, desertion and disaster, but also shows the courage, dogged persistence, leadership and…
Wellington after Waterloo – An Article by Rory Muir
Wellington after Waterloo by Rory Muir The Duke of Wellington felt far from triumphant after defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, famously remarking that “I don’t…
Wellington & The Battle of Waterloo: A Timeline
This year marks the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo – Waterloo200 – a great turning point in British history that helped to establish…