The Inca Empire expanded and flourished throughout the fifteenth century and continued to do so until Francisco Pizarro’s third expedition to Peru in 1532. The expansion of the Inca Empire is truly fascinating due to the incredible rate of which they incorporated other ethnic groups. Expansion began under Pachacuti in 1438 and continued to develop […]
During the early to mid-20th century, five million African-Americans made the passage from the former slave-holding south to the industrialised cities of the north and west United States. Cruel Jim Crow laws and tough financial situations forced families to move hundreds of miles to states such as New York, Illinois and Michigan, where demand for […]
“To our sister republics south of our border, we offer a special pledge – to convert our good words into good deeds – in a new alliance for progress – to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty.” -John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961 Following a near […]
Happy Spring, everyone! Here’s hoping for some slightly drier and less cold weather to get us through until the start of summer. The upcoming few weeks are going to be a busy time for the History Society, and we’ve got lots of events for you to come along to and get involved with! History Student […]
The Black Death is widely known as one of the most deadly diseases in human history, spreading in 1348 from Asia to Europe with recurrences up until 1666. However, it was also a key indicator of the changes occurring in Late Medieval Europe. Three aspects of the Black Death can be used to indicate its […]
Hopefully you are enjoying Semester Two, and the pressures of Long Essay and Dissertation deadlines aren’t getting you down too much! A quick reminder to everyone, if you haven’t yet become a member of the History Society and you still want to, then you can head over to the union website, search for us under […]
Whilst this article provides a simple, brief overview of the forced adoption of the Queue, this was but one of the forms of oppression experienced at the hands of the Qing dynasty, with there being considerably more complexities and laws than can be written about. Great strides have been made towards stronger representations of queerness […]
Jackie Robinson, Wikimedia Commons Jackie Robinson is a significant figure in African American history. He raised issues of race relations, not only in sport, but in society as a whole by becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball, erasing the colour line in the United States’ national pastime. When the Brooklyn […]
Air travel today is a chore, involving seemingly endless queues, security checks and waiting in badly carpeted gates, with only the warm light of the holiday at the end of the flight making it worthwhile. Things weren’t always that way though. After World War Two, civilian aviation made tentative steps forward thanks to entrepreneurial characters […]
In 2025, Los Angeles, the ‘City of Angels’ in California fell victim to one of the worst wildfires on record. The four major fires: Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, and Auto, burned more than 12,000 homes, businesses, schools, and other structures. These devastations received unprecedented coverage, revealing the media’s reluctance to acknowledge climate change, and their bias […]
Whilst the social and political elite in exclusive universities had held the monopoly on scholarship for centuries, Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in 1440 revolutionized the potential for learning for ordinary people. The shift from laboriously copying out manuscript to reproducing thousands of copies at a time drove the momentum towards our current […]
The ritual of sacrifice has been an integral part of hundreds of cultures throughout the centuries. Many times this would involve the sacrifice of life, being a cow, a bull, or even a human being. But over the years sacrifice has manifested itself in other forms. Most notably, is the concept of self-sacrifice; the idea […]
Welcome to the first instalment of the Manchester Historian Podcast. In this episode, we spoke to editors of the magazine for the 2018/19 year, Laura Ali and Will Kerrs. We discussed everything from what led them to get involved in the magazine, to the processes they go through to getting the magazine to publish, the […]
With this year’s World Cup in Brazil less than a month away the chances of England adding to their sole victory in 1966 are slim for even the most optimistic fan. On the other hand, Brazil and Argentina are considered favorites and between them they have won 7 out 19 previous tournaments, with fellow South […]