Throughout the course of history, relations in the Middle East have been tense – Syria is no different in this respect. Today Syria is in the midst of civil war and its civilians are being subjected to displacement, Sharia Law and most infamously chemical weapons. It is tempting to blame these atrocities on the people […]
The history of European integration can be traced back to 1306, and the idea proposed by Pierre Dubois that European princes should form an assembly in order to attempt to secure a lasting European peace. 706 years later, much of the continent is tied, to some degree, to the European Union evidenced by Greece’s recent […]
During the later years of the empire, the Ottomans were overtly portrayed by Europeans as callous and tyrannical autocrats who subjugated Christians in the Balkans. Such narratives portrayed the Ottomans as a brutish Islamic empire, whose only ambition was to persecute its Christian minority. Such a notion is not entirely accurate, as it fails to […]
The history of European integration can be traced back to 1306, and the idea proposed by Pierre Dubois that European princes should form an assembly in order to attempt to secure a lasting European peace. 706 years later, much of the continent is tied, to some degree, to the European Union evidenced by Greece’s recent […]
The history of European integration can be traced back to 1306, and the idea proposed by Pierre Dubois that European princes should form an assembly in order to attempt to secure a lasting European peace. 706 years later, much of the continent is tied, to some degree, to the European Union evidenced by Greece’s recent […]
The Russian Civil War (1917-1922) broke out after the Bolshevik seizure of power between the Bolshevik Red Army and anti-Bolshevik White armies. Victory in the Civil War saw the true consolidation of the revolution, which allowed the Bolshevik state to create history. However, millions died during the Civil War, from starvation, disease, the war itself […]
The history of European integration can be traced back to 1306, and the idea proposed by Pierre Dubois that European princes should form an assembly in order to attempt to secure a lasting European peace. 706 years later, much of the continent is tied, to some degree, to the European Union evidenced by Greece’s recent […]
Although society has developed significantly throughout history, crime still unfortunately remains a prominent feature of our civilization. The recent ‘smash and grab’ raid on Selfridges flagship store in London, in July of this year, in which six armed and masked men carried out an attack on the famous store, reflects a culture that has been seen […]
We are excited to announce that the 38th issue ‘Language and Culture’ is now online! A huge thank you to everyone who has written for and worked on this issue! This issue is also available to view on Issuu, here.
Young upper-class men embarked on luxury adventures on the Continent in the eighteenth century. Xan Atkins explores the world of these comfortable pioneers who brought back art and culture from their travels which inspired British taste for centuries to come. In the middle ages, pilgrimages were the ‘holiday’ du jour. Many of the journeys, mainly […]
Britain was the first industrial nation, undergoing a revolution that was reliant on indigenous supplies of energy to fuel manufacturing. For around 200 years this supply was dominated by one resource: coal. Yet today the British coal industry is a mere shadow of what it was. British coal mining began as early as Roman times, […]
Greater Manchester hosts a variety of museums seeking to display Manchester’s extensive and diverse history. With the lifting of COVID restrictions, many of Manchester’s museums have sought to take a fresh look at the city’s history and culture. The People’s History Museum is located in Spinningfields and presently displays the stories of migrant communities living […]
In November 2024, countries at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan agreed on a $200bn per year increase in climate financial assistance to developing countries across the world. Western nations say a ‘massive deal was struck’ and the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that the pledges made were ‘ambitious’ from both a UK and an […]
For Ancient people, worship of their physical environment was not uncommon; we have seen this in sources from Ancient Mesopotamia, whose main gods, Anu and Enlil, represented the sky and earth respectively, to the power of the material world in the Dreamtime of Aboriginal Culture. However, what seems to be truly unique is the way […]