Historical Thoughts
May 06, 2008 The Writing of the Grand Tour - Jeremy Black considers eighteenth century travel writing Jeremy Black
April 28, 2008 Treason in a Cold Climate: Brendan Simms on the treason of Anthony Blunt and Guy Burgess and why it matters Brendan Simms
April 09, 2008 Theodore Dalrymple and the Last Days of Rome: Theodore Dalrymple regrets paying too little attention to Latin at school - then he would have realised so much earlier the parallels between late Rome and contemporary Britain Theodore Dalrymple
October 09, 2007 Whatever the likes of Paul Craig Roberts and Claes G. Ryn might believe, today's Neoconservatives are the heirs to Burke not Robespierre, argues Brendan Simms Brendan Simms
October 03, 2007 Why teach military history? Jeremy Black explains why military history still matters Jeremy Black
June 28, 2007 Oswald Mosley's post-War exploits show him to have had few - if any - redeeming features, argues William D. Rubinstein: Very Deeply Dyed in Black: Sir Oswald Mosley and the Resurrection of British Fascism After 1945 - Graham Macklin William D. Rubinstein
June 28, 2007 Are the Flavian dynasty's self-serving attacks on Jews the roots of modern anti-Semitism? David Womersley remains unconvinced: Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations - Martin Goodman David Womersley
May 25, 2007 Harry Phibbs re-views the BBC's coverage of the 1992 Election Results - and realises that 1992's election night was a lesson in humility for everyone Harry Phibbs