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A life in the political centre: the 14th Earl of Derby: R. E. Foster examines the reputation and political stature of a three-times prime minister.(PROFILES IN POWER)(Biography)
Sep 01, 2009; Foster, R.E. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 14th Earl of Derby is the longest-serving leader of a British political party since 1815, and the first of only four people to have held the office of Prime Minister on at least three separate occasions. But who today ...
Native Americans and the federal government: Andrew Boxer traces the origins of an issue still current today.(TALKING POINTS)(Essay)
Sep 01, 2009; Boxer, Andrew ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At the start of the twentieth century there were approximately 250,000 Native Americans in the USA--just 0.3 per cent of the population--most living on reservations where they exercised a limited degree of self-government. During the course of the ...
Christian humanism: from Renaissance to Reformation: Lucy Wooding introduces a highly significant, but often much misunderstood, cultural force.(TALKING POINTS)(Essay)
Sep 01, 2009; Wooding, Lucy ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 'Immortal God, what a world I see dawning! Why can I not grow young again?' This was written in 1517 by Desiderius Erasmus, the most famous of all Christian humanists. He was surveying the European culture he knew so well and was full of hope for the ...
The Munich effect: Mark Rathbone analyses the continuing influence of the Munich conference on post-war events.(THE UNPREDICTABLE PAST)
Sep 01, 2009; Rathbone, Mark ... As Neville Chamberlain returned to 10 Downing Street on 30th September 1938 after the Munich Conference, he went to the first floor window to acknowledge the crowd which had gathered outside and declared, 'My good friends, this is the second time in our history there has come back from ...
D'Annunzio, Fiume & fascism: Robert Pearce examines the career of Mussolini's forerunner.(PROFILES IN POWER)(Gabriele d'Annunzio)(Biography)
Sep 01, 2009; Pearce, Robert ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In September 1919 an escapade began that left statesmen 'fiuming' and transformed the fortunes of an Italian adventurer. Soon the name Gabriele d'Annunzio was on everyone's lips. As a celebrated Italian poet, novelist, dramatist and philosopher, as well ...
History at York St John University: Wayne Johnson explains what is on offer at one of Britain's newest universities.(UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE)
Sep 01, 2009; Johnson, Wayne ... York St John University lies in the heart of the beautiful and historic city of York in north-eastern England, and if you are interested in studying history at degree level, you could not find a more conducive setting. Walking through the city you can witness for yourself influences that ...
Henry VII: a source-based question and answer: Robert Hughes provides an Examiner's Commentary.(SURVIVAL SKILLS)(Essay)
Sep 01, 2009; Hughes, Robert ... The essay below is an example of a candidate's response to a question set for the new Edexcel AS specification Unit 1, 'The Reign of Henry VII, 1485-1509', although the comments made here should be helpful to anyone sitting AS short essay questions. In this specification, candidates must ...
Police, spies and double agents: Russia 1881-1914: Chris Corin exposes the huge apparatus created by Tsarist Russia to combat the threat of revolution.(THE UNPREDICTABLE PAST)(Essay)
Sep 01, 2009; Corin, Chris ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The People's Will, which carried out the assassination of Alexander II in 1881, had a profound effect on both the revolutionaries and the authorities in the years before the 1917 revolution. Both revolutionary parties which developed at the end of the ...
Puissance & poverty: Henry VIII and the conquest of France: John Matusiak pricks the imperial pretension of the monarch who came to the throne 500 years ago.(THE UNPREDICTABLE PAST)(Essay)
Sep 01, 2009; Matusiak, John ... When, in November 1511, Henry VIII plunged headlong into war against France on behalf of the Holy League, his realm remained a small and comparatively insignificant island on the damp and misty fringe of Europe. Apart from Wales and the Channel Islands, the only meagre traces of English ...
The decline of the Liberal party: David Powell establishes a clear path through the historiographical maze.(TALKING POINTS)(Essay)
Sep 01, 2009; Powell, David ... The reasons for the decline of the Liberal party as a political force in early twentieth century Britain have been a perennial topic of debate since at least the 1960s. The main division of opinion has been between those who regard the Liberal decline as more or less inevitable, because of ...
Transport, communications and the changing nature of land warfare, 1792-1945: Graham Goodland assesses the impact of developments in non-military technology on the conduct of war in the modern era.(TALKING POINTS)(Essay)
Sep 01, 2009; Goodland, Graham ... In the western world, the period between the French Revolutionary conflicts and the two world wars witnessed a technological revolution on an unprecedented scale. The onset of industrialisation transformed the battlefield by making available new and more powerful weaponry, capable of being ...
David Lloyd George: Great Britain.(Book review)
Sep 01, 2009; Powell, David ... David Lloyd George: Great Britain Alan Sharp ***** Haus Publishing, 2008 275 pages, 12.99 [pounds sterling] ISBN-1978 1 905791 61 3 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alan Sharp's book explores two interrelated questions ...
