‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic by Francis D. Cogliano explores a relationship more complex than that of comrades turned rivals.
Political
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Britain’s Second World War Conservatives and their utopian dream of world government.
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza, Britain’s Forgotten Monarch by Sophie Shorland returns the consort to her rightful place in Restoration history.
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
East was East and West was West – until 1989. The Wall is gone, but are its Cold War demarcations still there?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Constitutional history dominated university history departments in Britain until the 1960s. It's making a comeback.
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
Britain’s dearth of Afghan informants provided an opportunity for a disinherited Indian prince and his son to present themselves as an authentic conduit to the Muslim world. Soon they were advising the nation on subjects from geopolitics to the powers of the occult.
Japan, the West and the Treaty of Versailles
At the outset of the 1919 Paris Peace Conference Japan enjoyed a seat at the top table, but the vexed issue of racial equality set it and its notional Western allies on different paths.
Are Constitutions Necessary?
Does a state need a book of rules by which to operate? And who are those rules for, anyway?
Lessons from Attlee
A British general election rarely results in radical changes, no matter the colour of the rosettes. One exception was Labour’s landslide victory in 1945.
Italy’s Cult of Fascist Martyrs
Under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, public ceremonies honouring the eternal life of Italy’s far-right dead have grown larger.