Politics
Empires don’t need you to believe in them, they just need enough people not to oppose their interests. It’s a difference that matters. Britain rarely described its empire as harsh, it framed it as essential; unavoidable. Schools repeated the message, newspapers printed it, politicians spoke it aloud in
History
When Yeltsin handed over the reins to his little-known prime-minister Vladimir Putin just before the millennium, many had no idea the lengths the newly sworn in President would go to assert his power.
History
Looking back, we can see how the past continues to affect the present and the future yet to come.
History
Walk into a British secondary-school classroom and you can usually predict the timeline before the teacher has written a date on the board. The rise of Britain, the fall of Britain, the wars Britain fought and won. Students become experts in the Blitz, the Somme and the moral clarity of