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… gunpowder beneath the House of Lords, prepared to blow up King James I (b. 1566; r, 1603-1625), his family, and all of … toleration, in no small part because the new Stuart king (son of catholic Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587)) … detonate it during the State Opening of Parliament, killing King James I, the Lords, and the Commons in one stroke. The …

… authoritarianism. Obote also abolished Uganda’s constituent kingdoms – a key source of pride and identity for millions – … of the Ugandan Protectorate, he had been recruited into the King’s African Rifles, the British colonial regiment in East … there were various plots against Amin, as well as several assassination attempts, in the end he was brought down by a …

… year lease in Bankside, the prestigious royal patronage of King James I as the company became the King’s Men, and Shakespeare’s esteemed literary reputation, … catastrophe in a letter dated two days after the fire: The King’s players had a new play, called All Is True, …

… advice. Instead, he picked the Sunni Faisal bin Hussein, king of Syria and a supporter of the British, to be Iraq’s constitutional monarch. Once in office, King Faisal denounced British domination and proclaimed … Such are the consequences of ignoring history when making present policy. We should leave, and we should leave …

… playing. They share in leisurely activities ranging from taking neighborhood strolls to visiting pet stores. Their … is a recent role reversal. In the past, most dogs were working animals; they earned their keep by working for humans.  The moment when this all started to change …

… During the Hundred Years War, England's King Henry V also laid claim to the crown of France, and to … the way that coronation was a "spiritual event" for the king; finally, Barker announces that the English army at … … within the chain of command that led directly to the king himself," to be of equal value with the shared hardship …

… who enlisted his support to test public opinion before making a definitive commitment to independence himself. Paine … symbol of the British monarchy] on the throne?” Depicting King George III as a tyrant, as a co-conspirator with … American colonists, Paine likened the monarch to a “father-king” who relished his children, the Americans, as his main …

… of the HBO show Game of Thrones, based on George R. R. Martin’s series of novels by the same title, has renewed interest in the English Wars of the Roses. Martin loosely based the political tangle at the heart of … Gristwood is more ambitious than Gregory or Carter in taking on seven women rather than three as both Gregory and …

… Since the global financial crisis of 2008, new economic thinking on the right and on the left has, for different … no longer a pressing economic problem. Older historical thinking, however, suggests the opposite: that nation states, just like kingdoms and empires, flounder and fail when they have …

… (75%) have been reported in New York state. This is a shocking statistic in modern public health. The United States … French watercolor etching of a physician examining a milking maid’s cowpox covered hand, while a farmer (kneeling) … They often told him how they had caught “cowpox” from milking diseased cows. Jenner hypothesized that perhaps it …

… who has purest commitment to the cause, and Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness on the IRA side and Gusty Spence and Billy … were soon displaced by hardline activists: Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. When the Protestant paramilitary … willing to compromise failed to prevent peace from breaking out. In 1922, rather than let hardliners sabotage the …

… could take credit for bringing democracy to India while cracking down on political dissent. Indian troops played many … square (at most only four people can walk abreast). Forsaking the car, Dyer’s men entered the square and assembled … was not alone. While the Hunter Commission and the United Kingdom’s House of Commons recommended his immediate …

… for Amazing Things ,” for example, promises “adaptive networking, edge cloud, connected security, and collaboration,” … Ludd. You might remember him as the legendary machine-breaking saboteur who was once the scourge of industrial … technological change (to the point that techno-skeptics jokingly adopt the term “Luddite” to describe themselves). To …

… Strategy, Andrew Lambert, Professor of Naval History at King’s College, London, examines the debates surrounding the … strategic uncertainty by elucidating a British way of making war from a vigorous study of past conflicts. He argued the British way of making war consisted of employing the army and navy in …

… French husband, Francis II. Mary lands on the shores of her kingdom amid a brutal struggle for religion. Just two years … piece by using colorblind casting, LGBTQ storylines, and evoking the feeling of the time rather than copying it. French … United Kingdom …

… 1973 and 2007. While the collection is retrospective, Remaking America is an incredibly useful resource for … to escape England’s political and religious crises, the kingdom’s stabilization in the 18th century attracted … consider fragments as a whole. This can only be done by making connections between various historiographical …

… with Hungarians across the globe. Written by Harrison King. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video … Harrison King …

… had done before. For the first time in history, the United Kingdom would be led by a majority government dedicated to … he embraced socialism only in his late twenties. Embarking on a career in social work in the slums of East London, … splendor. Attlee came to see socialism as a means of making Britain live up to the very best of its ideals. Though …

… followed.  “Beatlemania” was already underway in the United Kingdom. Across the Atlantic, however, the Beatles had yet … custom for socially respectable men in the English-speaking world. The group made its presence known nearly … United Kingdom …

… was in civil war as disaffected barons took up arms against King John, who reigned 1199-1216. Written by Rebecca … United Kingdom …

… in September 1938, of which Munich was the third, he wrote King George VI candidly that he sought a broad “Anglo-German … but would also attempt to restrain its allies from taking action against Germany. Hitler then assured Chamberlain … United Kingdom …

… with types, archetypes, and prototypes. Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and Hamlet, as well as Don Quixote and Sancho … United Kingdom …