The Empire shrine that never was 29th July 2020 Britain’s pride in its expanding Empire in the nineteenth century led unsurprisingly to calls for the erection of grand and imposing memorials to it in the... Articles
On this day, 75 years ago - Churchill's unexpected election disaster 26th July 2020 The Labour Party swept to power at the 1945 general election. Huge changes followed, particularly in the further development of the welfare state which had been... Articles
A great historian 21st July 2020 Shortly before his death in 1960, Sir Lewis Namier was hailed at Oxford University as “the creator of the science of modern history who has never forgotten to... Articles
Good Lord deliver us 16th July 2020 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on July 16. SIR - Charles Moore (Comment, July 14) urges us to visit Battle Abbey in Sussex and savour... Articles
Dizzy's wise words 24th June 2020 A letter in The Times on June 22 took issue with an article which claimed that the word “anecdotage” had been coined recently. In that letter, a misleading... Articles
Ted Heath's day of triumph 18th June 2020 Alistair Lexden followed up his article on the 50th anniversary of Heath’s election victory in 1970 ( which you can read here) with a letter to The Daily... Articles
On this day, 18 June, 50 years ago - Ted Heath's unexpected election victory 18th June 2020 The election result on this day fifty years ago took everyone completely by surprise, except the victor himself. In his memoirs published nearly thirty years... Articles
Edward Colston - the man whom the statue commemorated 11th June 2020 A dangerous and malign campaign against the statues of many great figures who served their cities or their country with distinction in the past has developed... Articles
Lord Naseby - Sri Lanka's Friend at Westminster 4th June 2020 Throughout a long Parliamentary career, Michael Morris, now Lord Naseby, has been Sri Lanka’s constant champion. His remarkable association with the country is... Articles