The Wearing of the Rainbow
… 'Tis shocking but true — the St. Patrick's Day parade in America … … History News Service … United States … Ireland … United Kingdom … Migration, Immigration, & Refugees … The Wearing …
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The War We Refuse to Remember
… where the Admiral of the Royal Navy James Gambier is shaking hands with the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Quincy … and will not commemorate its end either, and it is worth asking why. The notion that the United States had to … Boonshoft … Milestones … Atlantic … United States … United Kingdom … U.S. Revolutionary War/Era … The War We Refuse to …
Shakespeare For All Time
Review of Shakespeare For All Time, by Stanley Wells (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003)
… … Rachael Ball … Reviews … Europe … Early Modern … United Kingdom … Literature … Theater … Shakespeare For All Time …
The Treaty of Waitangi
… settlements have recognized Māori tribal identities making some, but not all, tribes significant players in New … … Oceania … Indigenous Communities … New Zealand … United Kingdom … Colonialism/Imperialism … The Treaty of Waitangi …
Cricket without Boundaries: The Story of a Global Game
… of the 2024 World Cup. The United States, who were making their tournament debut, defeated the established … oldest form of the game, with the first official match taking place in 1877. The name reflects the demanding nature … Afghans, the Taliban lifted its ban on cricket in 2000, making it the only sport approved in Afghanistan. The fall of …
The Anatomy Murders
Review of The Anatomy Murders, by Lisa Rosner (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009)
… cobbler he and his mistress supplemented their income by taking in boarders. With so many itinerant laborers moving in … with the face just in case the authorities came around asking questions. As long as the medical practitioners of … McMillin … Reviews … Europe … Science & Technology … United Kingdom … Public Health, Disease, and Medicine … Crime … The …
The Risks of Unilateralism
… Service … Global/Transnational … United States … United Kingdom … Colonialism/Imperialism … Terrorism … The Risks of …
Unspoken Anxiety or Vivid Metaphor?
Review of Itch, Clap, Pox: Venereal Disease in the Eighteenth-Century Imagination, by Noelle Gallagher (New Haven: Yale, 2019)
… Gallagher writes that fear of venereal infection was “lurking around every corner” in the Britain of the long 18th … races and form a basis for racial politics, frequently attacking Jews and persons of African descent as bringers of … Haven: Yale, 2019) … Jim Harris … Reviews … Europe … United Kingdom … Sexuality & Reproductive Rights … Public Health, …
Idi Amin's Uganda
When Idi Amin, commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in Uganda on 25 January 1971, there was hope among many Ugandans that a new beginning beckoned.
… … Richard Reid … Africa … Uganda … Decolonization … United Kingdom … Military/War/Peace … Idi Amin's Uganda …
Why Afghanistan Will Not Be a Quagmire
… … Afghanistan … Military/War/Peace … Soviet Union … United Kingdom … Why Afghanistan Will Not Be a Quagmire …
Easter Island: Secrets in the Stone. A Photo Essay.
… … Indigenous Communities … Colonialism/Imperialism … United Kingdom … Oceania … Easter Island: Secrets in the Stone. A …
The “Shot Heard Round the World”: April 19, 1775 and the American Revolutionary War
… painted the British Redcoats as brutal aggressors, attacking civilians and destroying private property. In fact, as … as the exhausted Redcoats were pursued back to Boston, taking fire from all directions, including from inside and … discharged in the process of being loaded, thus provoking the volley from the British. But undoubtedly we will …
It’s Not How to Make a Bomb That’s the Problem, But Why
… legislation that would criminalize downloading bomb-making instructions from the Internet. Once again, the … the target of law makers who seek a simple remedy for making a complex world safe again. If only it were so easy. A major flaw in blaming the Internet for terrorist bomb making is that no one has ever sufficiently demonstrated that …
1066: The Normans Conquer England
The Battle of Hastings, which took place on October 14, 1066 was a pivotal moment in the invasion from across the English Channel that resulted in the conquest of Anglo-Saxon England by William, the French Duke of Normandy.
… the French Duke of Normandy. … Wenxi Liu … Europe … United Kingdom … Medieval … Military/War/Peace … 1066: The Normans …
The Rise of Freethinkers
Review of The Decline of Magic: Britain in the Enlightenment , by Michael Hunter (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020)
… such as deism and atheism to the conversation. By tracking the freethinking conversations of the early modern British elite, he … Press, 2020) … Kristin Osborne … Reviews … Europe … United Kingdom … Intellectual History … Christianity … Early Modern …
The Idiot’s Guide to Enlightened Matrimony
Review of How to Create the Perfect Wife: Britain’s Most Ineligible Bachelor and His Enlightened Quest to Train the Ideal Mate, by Wendy Moore (New York: Basic Books, 2013)
The Provisional Irish Republican Army
Fifty years ago, in December 1969, the Provisional IRA was born from the widespread religious violence that had wracked the six counties of Northern Ireland since the preceding August.
“No News Day” at the BBC
… that regard news as just another part of their profit-making enterprises. Newsrooms place a high priority on being … services — is any better. Political partisanship is even making its way into local news broadcasts. Reith wanted the … … Europe … Media/Journalism/Communications … United Kingdom … Film/Television … “No News Day” at the BBC …
The Beatles, Rock, and Race in America
After John, Paul, George and Ringo brought the British Invasion across the Atlantic, rock and roll saw a resurgence that helped cement what many people called “race music” as a core part of American identity.
… History … Racism & Racial Ideas … United States … United Kingdom … The Beatles, Rock, and Race in America …
The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain
Review of The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain, by Nicholas B. Dirks (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2006)
… Halliburton to Whitewater and cocaine busts and teenage drinking, political scandals are ever-present in American media. … Hastings trial throughout the book is one of its most striking strengths. Dirks' impressive ability to link the trial … Long-Van Brocklyn … Reviews … South Asia … India … United Kingdom … Colonialism/Imperialism … Legal history … The …
The Boston Massacre
The “Boston Massacre,” was a turning-point in relations between American colonists and British authorities, and provided one of the sparks that would ignite the American Revolution.
What's in a Name?
Review of A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty , by Kirsten McKenzie (Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2010)
… details—overly familiar talk with his "servant," a strikingly Scottish accent, "vulgarisms" in his speech, and poor … McKenzie would have integrated her own experience working with the sources and the questions they raised more … told story. It deserves a wide audience, and anyone looking for a gripping and global story about a pivotal era …
