In this article, Jennifer Johnstone continues her look at Charles Dickens and poverty in Victorian Britain. She considers his impact on social change, and then
Category: World war 2
In this article, Jennifer Johnstone looks at what Charles Dickens thought about poverty in 19th century Britain. And considers what Dickens may think about modern-day
Empires define the world we live in. And they still touch many aspects of our lives from wars people we know are involved in to
This week’s image is of the small village that perished during World War II. The following images of the week have a shocking story
Our image of the week is from a very (in)famous prison. Alcatraz, or The Rock, is located in San Francisco Bay. It has a
Helen Saker-Parsons follows up her article on Tsar Alexander II, and considers how Alexander II’s death influenced his son, Tsar Alexander III. The results included
Our new history podcast series, History Books, starts with the book Last Words of the Executed by Robert K. Elder. rss feed | iTunes |
This is the second article we have chosen as we end the year by re-publishing some of our top blog posts. In a follow-up to
Is change good or bad? Well, very often, when websites change people seem to think bad. Think of the complaints whenever the annual change to
The leader of the Free French forces and perhaps the greatest Frenchman of the 20th Century is the subject of today’s episode. Charles de Gaulle.