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History as conspiracy theory: The case of David Icke and the ‘Protocols’
Just prior to the Covid-19 medical emergency and lockdown, I embarked on the delivery of a module on the role of conspiracy theory in history, and recently had the opportunity to run the module again. The course sought to address … Continue reading
Posted in British history, Conspiracy theory, European History, Extremism, French History, German History, Historiography, Media history, Middle East, Public History, Research, Teaching, Uncategorized, World History
Tagged British history, Conspiracy theory, European History, history, Public History, Research, teaching, World History
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Racist Revisionism: Arnold Leese and early Holocaust Denial in Britain
Some brief exploration of the extent to which crude and racist historical revisionism has moved from the margins into the cultural mainstream of society can be a truly shocking experience. It is no exaggeration to say that conspiracy theory and … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-fascism, British history, British politics, Conspiracy theory, European History, Extremism, Fascism, German History, History of war, London history, Media history, Public History, Research, Surrey, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged British history, Conspiracy theory, Far Right, Fascism, history, Nazism, Public History, Surrey, teaching
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Women Against the Female Vote: The anti-Suffragists in Chiswick in South-West London
Back in 2014-2015 I spent some time in the archives investigating a still relatively under-researched aspect of women’s history, the anti-Suffrage groups that had emerged in Edwardian Britain. How did this come about? My general research on British history had … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, British Empire, British history, Gender History, Local History, London history, Media history, Public History, Research, Richmond history, Surrey, Uncategorized, Women's history
Tagged Archives, British history, civic engagement, Local History, London history, Public History, Research, Richmond, teaching, Women
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Dangerous Delusions: Trump and the politics of populism
Historians will have much to write about when they look back on current political affairs in America, and analysis of the rightwing brand of ‘populist’ politics will be a major aspect of this. When it comes to his desperate desire … Continue reading
Posted in American history, British history, Conspiracy theory, European History, Extremism, Historiography, Media history, Public History, Research, Teaching, Uncategorized, World History
Tagged American history, British history, British politics, Conspiracy theory, history, Public History, teaching, World History
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Trump and the ‘Deep State’: The Politics of Paranoia
Speaking at the 2023 CPAC (Conservative Political Action) conference, Donald Trump referred to the ‘epic battle’ he said he has always been engaged in against the ‘special interests’ who are out to destroy America. It was vintage Trump. The 2024 … Continue reading
Decadence and Decline: Looking back on the gloomy world of Dean Inge
There has been some interesting coverage on social media in recent months of the views of William Ralph Inge (1860-1954), who was known as the ‘Gloomy Dean’ or the ‘Gloomy Philosopher’, and was Dean of St. Pauls Cathedral in London … Continue reading
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Tagged Archives, British history, history, London history, Public History, teaching, World History
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Captivating memories: New ‘Great Escapes’ exhibition at the National Archives, London
What was life like for the many individuals who found themselves being held as wartime prisoners or internees? This is certainly a growing area of research for historians and, I suspect, is also of great interest to anybody who has … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, British history, European History, Gender History, German History, Historiography, History of war, London history, Museums, Nazism, Public History, The National Archives, Uncategorized
Tagged Archives, British history, civic engagement, history, Public History, teaching, World History, World War Two
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The Holocaust and Hate: When the late Zigi Shipper recalled Auschwitz
We were very sad to learn of the passing of Zigi Shipper, aged 93, in 2023. He came to Kingston University to deliver a talk on his experiences of the Holocaust and it was a truly moving experience for all … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-fascism, European History, Events, Extremism, Fascism, German History, History of war, Kingston, Kingston University, Nazism, Public History, Teaching, World History
Tagged Fascism, history, Holocaust, Jewish History, Nazism, teaching, World History, World War Two, Zigi Shipper
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The Great War’s Christmas Truce of 1914: not unique?
Speaking in 1963 for a BBC series on the Great War, the late author Henry Williamson, whose best-known work probably remains Tarka the Otter, gave some fascinating details about what he witnessed in December, 1914, when he was serving as a … Continue reading
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Tagged British history, European History, First World War, German History, history, Memory, Public History, teaching, World War One
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Kingston Uni History Professor’s young adult fantasy novel wins prestigious literary competition
Professor Marisa Linton, who is Professor Emerita in History, based in the department of Humanities at Kingston University, has won the prestigious Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition for 2023. Seven manuscripts were shortlisted, and Marisa’s exciting new young adult fantasy … Continue reading
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Tagged civic engagement, French History, history, Kingston, Public History, teaching
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