James Brannan · Manchester Historian

Behind The Headlines | James Brannan

The Neolithic (or ‘Agricultural’) Revolution is a label that is placed on the period of time starting from around 12,000 years ago, where there was a transition within many human More »

History Lesson | James Brannan

Traditionally, the festival of Diwali (the festival of lights), is said to spiritually signify the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. More »

University | James Brannan

It was a miserable wet and windy Wednesday afternoon and I was on my way back to Manchester from spending a few days at home for reading week, excited at More »

Behind The Headlines | James Brannan

The Battle of Peleliu, or Operation Stalemate II, was a controversial battle fought between the US and Japan from September to November 1944 on Peleliu, a volcanic island just six More »

Features | James Brannan

“As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding; like the Roman, I seem to see ‘the River Tiber foaming with much blood.” These are the words of Enoch Powell More »