Category Archives: Media history

Latest BBC History magazine offers a sound defence of studying History

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

The latest issue of the popular and best-selling BBC History magazine (October, 2018), which devotes its main article to Anne Boleyn (‘A victim of her father’s ambition?’), and also reflects on the nature of appeasement in the 1930s, includes some very sound advice, … Continue reading →

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A Future Career Based on the Past: the benefits of studying History at postgraduate level

Posted on September 5, 2018 by

Why study history at postgraduate level? At this time of the year, when students are about to commence or re-commence their study of the past in History Departments at Universities right across Britain, including here at Kingston, it is good to pause … Continue reading →

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Mussolinism in Kingston: How the Italian dictator caused local controversy

Posted on June 7, 2018 by

After days of political and constitutional stalemate, Italy now has a new government, made up of two populist and controversial parties in an uneasy alliance: the Five-Star Movement and the League (formerly the Northern League). Both parties have referred to … Continue reading →

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Wake Up! Invasion fears in Surrey during early World War One

Posted on May 30, 2018 by

By late 1914, it had become very apparent to people in Britain that the ‘great war’ would not be ‘over by Christmas’, as many had initially predicted and hoped. Moreover, as 1914 gave way to the new year of 1915, … Continue reading →

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An Age of Rage? A historical perspective on anger

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

Are we living in an age of anger? Why does everyone seem so steamed-up, aggressive or furious about certain aspects of today’s society? These are some of the intriguing questions that were posed by Zoe Williams, writing in the UK’s … Continue reading →

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Down and Out? The Decline of the British National Party

Posted on May 9, 2018 by

The recent local Municipal and Mayoral elections in England on May 3rd saw the far right British National Party (BNP) lose its last elected district Councillor, Brian Parker, who sat on Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire. After serving three terms … Continue reading →

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