Modern

22nd February 2021

Psychiatric asylums were the globally-dominant form of mental health care for over a century. Generally located on the urban...

15th February 2021

While there are some names in LGBTQ+ history which are famous, there are many that are not. In this...

8th February 2021

While there are some names in LGBTQ+ history which are famous, there are many that are not. In this...

7th December 2020

I skirted around this question in my last blog. There I argued the benefits of historical TV dramas in...

19th October 2020

After the defeat of France in June 1940, Britain alone and faced the might of the armed forces of...

28th September 2020

Historical computer games, much like historical films, are perhaps entitled to a little ‘artistic licence’. The obvious example being...

21st September 2020

During the Second World War, Walt Disney became closely associated with the American propaganda effort. One character in particular...

7th September 2020

While it is easy to see colonial American history as the straightforward clash of European Empires, fighting over land...

31st August 2020

At 3.15 am in the morning on Sunday June 22nd 1941, Adolf Hitler launched “Operation Barbarossa”- the invasion of...

24th August 2020

We often study the past because we have a fascination with a certain century, period or topic. Something stands...