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Why Humanities Matter
18/05/2021
Why are the humanities essential to addressing global challenges? How can subjects like History, English, or Philosophy equip you with skills you need to face the future? This short film by S&R editor Christer Petley looks at those questions while taking you on a journey to a world of talking hares and racing tortoises…
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Why did Britain Abolish the Slave Trade?
19/11/2020
How human rights and a fear of revolution converged to bring about a defining moment in world history …
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Donald Trump and American History
05/06/2020
History makes us. It shapes us, just as much as any one of us can shape it. And this is as true for a President of the United States of America as it is for you or me. So, for us to try to understand President Donald Trumpās place in American history, we need to […]
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Reflections on āNelsonās Dark Sideā
07/12/2018
I have been interested in Admiral Lord Nelson for about as long as I can remember. I knew him first as the heroic victor of the Battle of Trafalgar. Famously, Nelson gave his life to help win that battle, against the rival combined fleets of Napoleonic France and Spain. Badly wounded at the height of […]
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On White Fury
04/09/2018
The title of the book was decided late on. āSlavery and Revolutionā was my working title throughout the writing process. But with the manuscript completed, the press wanted a change, and we eventually agreed on White Fury: A Jamaican Slaveholder and the Age of Revolution. The book, as the title makes clear, is about a […]
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