British History
Slaughter and forgetting
Strange echoes at Bosworth Field
The good sense of King George
Why we should listen to the Tories who opposed 1776
Raw and immersive tale of the Civil War
The siege of Basing House encompasses all of England in microcosm
High politics and unholy power plays
British policy in the Ottoman Empire was not driven by Orientalism, but self-interest and self-deception
Bombastic lecture on the evil empire
From the suppression of colonial documents, Caroline Elkins spins a tale of violence
A Hitch in time
Our Falklands correspondent muses on the importance of the war to the late journalist
Rich history of the revolutionary poor
When rebellion stalked the streets of London
The Critic Books Podcast: Roaring Girls
The extraordinary lives of history’s unsung heroines
Imperial misdemeanours
Getting at the truth about T H Huxley
The Miners’ Last Stand
Fifty years ago, the miners took on a Conservative Government and won
Britain’s first postmodern election
What Galloway’s victory really tells us about Britain
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
Marshalling India’s maharajahs
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States by John Zubrzycki
No, Liz Truss did not crash the economy
The Conservatives should be brave enough to take on this stupid talking point
How widespread is NHS qualifications fraud?
A viral Twitter post raises uncomfortable questions about the level of training in British institutions
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
Misappropriating motherhood
La Leche League and the pornification of breastfeeding
Renewing academia
The Centre for Heterodox Social Science represents a positive alternative to a field increasingly dominated by progressive ideology
The secrets of familial suffering
Recovering from the burden of generational pain can be a private act
The Church of England has failed on gender
To pursue kindness at the expense of truth is self-defeating
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
