Tag: History
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How Have Historians of Empire Found Gender to be a Useful Category of Historical Analysis?
Abi Fitzpatrick explores how historians of empire can use gender as a category of historical analysis to rethink the ways in which view the lives of those under colonial rule.
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A Disastrous Elizabethan Marriage: The Marriage of Elizabeth Manners, 15th Baroness Roos, to William Cecil (1589-91)
Harry Child introduces readers to the doomed marriage of Elizabeth Manners, 15th Baroness Roos, to William Cecil, Chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth I.
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Evald Ilyenkov: Creative Marxism and Mid-Century Soviet Theory
Finley Farrell examines Evald Ilyenkov’s “Creative Soviet Marxism,” which challenged rigid “diamat” orthodoxy. Ilyenkov posited that consciousness stems from human activity rather than simple material reflection. His theories critiqued biological determinism in the division of labour and navigated Lenin’s complex symbolic role.
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They call it the dance, It’s the St. Vitus dance
Elizabeth Hall explores the strange historical phenomenon known as the St. Vitus dance.
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The Forgotten Stance: A Brief History of Spanish Non-Belligerence in World War Two
Owen James explores how Spain narrowly avoided World War II, debunking the myth of Franco’s “astute caution”. The article highlights the failed Hendaye meeting, where excessive imperial demands clashed with Hitler’s goals, and the Blue Division’s anti-communist crusade, proving Spanish non-belligerence was a result of necessity, not design.
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Beyond the ‘Puppet State’: Rethinking the 1960-63 Katangese Secession
Edie Christian re-examines the 1960–63 Katangese secession. While traditionally viewed as a “puppet regime” for Belgian mining interests, Christian highlights recent scholarship emphasising the political agency of local leaders like Moïse Tshombe, offering a more nuanced perspective on this postcolonial conflict.
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American Involvement in the Cambodian War and Genocide
Owen James explores the tragic, overlooked history of Cambodia during the Cold War. By examining catastrophic bombing campaigns and covert political maneuvers, James argues for American complicity in the rise of the Khmer Rouge. This account reveals how US actions helped facilitate a horrifying genocide that devastated the entire nation .
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The Wickedest Man in the World: A Brief Biography of Aleister Crowley’s Immortality
Manahil Masood explores why Aleister Crowley is still remembered and talked about today.
