We are delighted to announce the article titles for Issue 34, the first issue of the academic year! We are very excited to be working on this year’s issues, and would love for you to write for us! This issue’s special feature is on Protest and Revolution. We are hoping to publish a series of […]

In this episode, Rebecca Bowers spoke to 3rd Year Politics and Modern History student Bria Cotton, on Sino-British Relations in the 19th Century, the topic of her dissertation. Discussing the key features of national memory and identity, Bria explained to us the importance of events such as the Boxer Rebellion and the Opium Wars, and […]

Following the abolition of the Roman kingdom c. 509BC, the Roman Republic was created. This comprised of a system in which the government contained a variety of appointed officials from noble families, called senators. The main leading figures of the government were two consuls, with new consuls being appointed each year. Julius Caesar was elected […]

The meteorite crash in Russia last month served as a reminder to us that there is an entire universe of activity out there. Fortunately, we have the technology and knowledge to understand these things. With the exception of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Russian Liberal Democratic party, who insisted that the meteorite was detritus […]

Considering the variety amongst students at universities today, it can be quite hard to imagine a time when the institutions in which people spend three of the most formative years of their lives were once reserved for a certain type of student: a male. Before 1878, when the University of London introduced admittance for women […]

Throughout the High Middle Ages, various people, groups, and ‘worlds’ expanded their global horizons. Art, trade, and scholarly interests changed as Christians and Muslims encountered the ‘other’ and their religious brethren. For the Christian European, the story of Prester John resonated with them, the idea there was a Christian state lying beyond the lands of […]

When we think of children and the workhouse, Oliver Twist is the ubiquitous image that comes to the minds of many people. Whilst the fictional Oliver’s experience as an orphan in the workhouse was certainly the experience of some, it is sometimes forgotten that whole families often lived in the workhouse, albeit not together; mothers, […]

Andrew Davies is a social historian, and senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool. His book, Gangs of Manchester, explores the underworld of the scuttler, violent youths who formed neighbourhood based gangs in working-class areas of Manchester. Following his lecture at the Manchester Art Gallery earlier in the year, we talked to Andrew about his […]

How Mexico learnt to protest The meteorite crash in Russia last month served as a reminder to us that there is an entire universe of activity out there. Fortunately, we have the technology and knowledge to understand these things. With the exception of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Russian Liberal Democratic party, who insisted […]

Historically the participation of women in warfare as direct combatants has been very rare. Until recently, women have been prohibited from enlisting in the army, and most nations continue to prohibit women from serving as front-line troops. The presence of women on the battlefield has traditionally been consigned to medical and support roles. From the […]

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 […]

The seaboard of Southeastern American states has always been prone to dangers imposed by hurricanes. Hurricanes can form several times a year, typically originating off of the coast of Africa, in the Cape Verde area, and travelling North over the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico before hitting the United States. According to CBS News, […]

This summer there were a series of wildcat (unlawful) strikes that took place in South Africa at the Marikana mines, over proposed drastic pay cuts. The mining industry is considered the driving force behind the South African economy, being the largest in Africa. This explains the eagerness of the government to quell the strike, utilising […]

 For China, the 20th century was a Sisyphean journey; time and time again, the Chinese rolled a boulder up that steep slope of progress towards utopia, only for it to roll back down and crush millions of lives with it. The Hundred Flowers Campaign is but another flashpoint in this path, one of many visions […]