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Ferry Derry Corner in Northern Ireland. Text on side of building reads You are now entering Free Derry hands up don't shoot

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.
… August. … Jeffrey W. Lewis … Europe … Ireland … United Kingdom … Christianity … Military/War/Peace … The …
A dry ice bomb mid-explosion.

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 …
The Beatles running down a street toward the camera

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, by Nicholas B. Dirks book cover.

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 …
Cover of A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty by Kirsten McKenzie.

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 …
Chartwell, the country estate of Winston Churchill

By Invitation Only

Review of The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939, by Adrian Tinniswood New York: Basic Books, 2016
… and its offspring, the Arts and Crafts movement” (82). Looking back on the past, these new owners sought to invoke a … such an environment in contrast to stately palaces, like Buckingham Palace and Sandringham House A drawing of … Books, 2016 … Clint Rodgers … Reviews … Europe … United Kingdom … Cities/Urban & Rural … 20th Century … By …
The Boston Massacre March 5, 1770 painting by William L. Champney depicting British soldiers with guns raised toward Black man

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.
… … United States … U.S. Revolutionary War/Era … United Kingdom … Colonialism/Imperialism … Atlantic … The Boston …
Jurassic Park sign

Who's Afraid of Jurassic Park?

… those long extinct dinosaurs fascinate us so? by Josephine King "\"I"fho's afraid of Jurassic Park? Not VV too many … propagating a one-shot explanation for creation, Josephine King has a degree in Geography and Anthropology from London … recordsocieties well before our advent changed breaking movie of the same name as well the way we view the …
The Jamestown Project, by Karen Ordahl Kupperman Book Cover

The Jamestown Project

Review of The Jamestown Project, by Karen Ordahl Kupperman (Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007)
… The Jamestown Project. This book will surprise readers looking to delve immediately into the adventures of Captain … University Press, 2007) … Larry Skillin … Reviews … United Kingdom … Early Modern … North America … …
This painting by Jean-Baptiste de Saive (1562) portrays the environment of the kitchen as a place of making. As Wall argues, the kitchen was one of the main spaces for women to create and experiment.

Kitchen Wisdom

Review of Recipes for Thought: Knowledge and Taste in the Early Modern English Kitchen, by Wendy Wall (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016).
… recipes…offered practitioners the occasion for undertaking and scrutinizing nothing less than world making” (3). The recipe archive, she argues, offers a … portrays the environment of the kitchen as a place of making. As Wall argues, the kitchen was one of the main spaces …
Frankenstein's Monster

The Origins of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"

On January 1st, 1818, Mary Shelley, at age nineteen, published the gothic novel Frankenstein.
… … 19th Century … Science & Technology … Literature … United Kingdom … The Origins of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" …
FDR and Churchill at the Atlantic Conference in 1941.

A New Atlantic Charter?

… denoting a special relationship between two English-speaking countries separated by an ocean but sharing a heritage … … Itai Sneh … History News Service … United States … United Kingdom … Diplomacy/International Relations … A New Atlantic …
Nigerians use phone booth under a poster against Biafran separatists and their leader, General C. Odumegwu Ojuku. 1967.

“No Victor and No Vanquished” - The Biafran War

Barely three years after independence from British colonial rule, Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa, collapsed into a civil war.
… Kobo … Africa … Nigeria … Colonialism/Imperialism … United Kingdom … Military/War/Peace … “No Victor and No Vanquished” …
Amritsar Massacre

The Amritsar Massacre (1919)

The massacre and continued police brutality were turning points in Indian anti-colonialism.
… Venkatesh … World War I / WWI … South Asia … India … United Kingdom … Colonialism/Imperialism … The Amritsar Massacre …
The Beatles arrive in 1964 to meet their new fans in America.

50 Years Ago: the Beatles, Rock, and Race in America

… 1960s, Buddy Holly had died in a plane crash, Elvis was making movies, Chuck Berry was in jail, and Jerry Lee Lewis … Englanders along the river Mersey were still seeking inspiration from rock and rolls’ increasingly forgotten … History … Racism & Racial Ideas … United States … United Kingdom … 50 Years Ago: the Beatles, Rock, and Race in …
A memorial dedicated to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War (1941-45) in Yaroslavl.

From Kulikovo Field to Kursk: Russia’s Forever War

Review of Russia: The Story of War, by Gregory Carleton (Cambridge, MA and London: Belknap/Harvard University Press, 2017)
… that drive Russia’s war myth is also crucial to making sense of Russia’s behavior on the international stage … monograph for students and seasoned Russia watchers seeking to understand Russia’s war myth in its many … London: Belknap/Harvard University Press, 2017) … Harrison King … Reviews … Europe … Russia … Intellectual History … …
Omagh, Northern Ireland in 2001.

Taking the Guns Out of Irish Politics

… village of Rosslea, Northern Ireland, a plaque linking a rebellion that occurred in 1798 and the present IRA’s … News Service … Europe … Northern Ireland … Ireland … United Kingdom … Military/War/Peace … Guns/Weapons … Diplomacy/International Relations … Taking the Guns Out of Irish Politics …
Title page of the first edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, 1818.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

… idolatry of reason and mechanistic forces by attacking the idea that man was a predictable and rationally … of a human being by unnatural means is a dangerous undertaking fraught with perils from human emotions and … a celebration of the most ambitious scientific undertakings, even though the two men who first undertake to carry …
Shakespeare For All Time, by Stanley Wells Book cover.

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 …
Queen Mary’s College, opened in 1914.

A Postcard from Madras: A City Born of the Colonial Encounter

… kilometers of land, bounded by the Adyar river and the Buckingham canal in the south and north respectively, on the beach overlooking the Bay of Bengal. Madras was an odd choice for a city … busiest roads, with no pedestrian crossing to reach it! Taking a photo of the War Memorial therefore involves a swift …
Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, 1814

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 …
Cover of The Anatomy Murders by Lisa Rosner

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 …
A group of boys at Chirec International School in India playing Cricket, 2015.

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 …