In light of Scotland’s recent Independence Referendum we’ll explore the youngest country in current existence (3 years and 4 months old): South Sudan, and its formation. The underlying factors of independence usually depend on ethnic and/or linguistic differences but mainly socio-economic issues. The area that was named the Sudan in the 1820s is the area […]
Oftentimes provincialism prevents one from diligently searching for clues to past, present, and future human behaviour. Resistance and revolts are not exclusive to the most recent past; instead, over 2,300 years ago they were being documented… Jamie Sinnott-Davies looks at the events that led to the First Crusades.
The very first female agent that served with SOE was a Polish-Jewish Aristocrat known as Krystyna Skarbek. In addition to being the first woman to serve with the SOE, Skarbek was also the longest serving field agent, male or female, during the SOE’s existence.
The Reign of Terror is a haunting and unforgettable chapter in the annals of the French Revolution; characterised by political radicalisation led by Maximillien Robespierre, it saw the relentless blade of the guillotine and the infamous executions of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. This tumultuous period prompts compelling questions about how the revolution transformed into […]
The Russian Civil War (1917-1922) broke out after the Bolshevik seizure of power between the Bolshevik Red Army and anti-Bolshevik White armies. Victory in the Civil War saw the true consolidation of the revolution, which allowed the Bolshevik state to create history. However, millions died during the Civil War, from starvation, disease, the war itself […]
The Jewish community in the UK went from numbering approximately 60,000 to roughly 350,000 from 1880 to the Second World War, the majority of which settled in Britain’s industrial hubs. Manchester became home to the largest community of Jews in the country, outside of London. The community developed in the northern districts of the city […]
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was the infamous Colombian drug lord who’s violent power dominated the cocaine industry for two decades, making him billions of dollars and leading to the murder of hundreds of people. Pablo Escobar was born in the city of Envigado, Colombia in 1949 and his criminal inclinations can be seen from his […]
On April 18, 2021, football was rocked to its very core. Amidst the turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic, twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs suddenly announced their intention to form a new, breakaway continental competition in a move that would shock the world, giving birth to the deeply controversial and ill-fated European Super League. The […]
Joan of Arc was born in the midst of the Hundred Years’ War between England and France. Her ‘uniqueness’ came to surface in her teen years when she claimed she could hear the voices of saints. She claimed the voices told her to drive English forces out of France so that Charles VII – the […]
A national hero of the Philippines and the pride of the Malayan race, José Rizal is a historical figure admired by many. He was born on the 19th June 1861, on the picturesque island of Luzon to an affluent family. His parents were well educated and his mother, who was his first teacher, greatly influenced […]
With a population of 94 million inhabitants, the East-Asian archipelago of the Philippines is the 7th most populous nation in Asia and 12th in the world. Despite this, developments in the Philippines rarely feature in Western news cycles, until recently. An oft-cited reason for the Philippines’ huge and ever expanding population is that 80% of […]
The 18th century in Manchester was a turbulent period which saw numerous riots over food distribution. This article investigates the history of these food riots and the importance they played for the working class. During the cotton revolution of the 1790s, rural voices were increasingly raised against cotton weavers who leased agricultural land at high rents. […]
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In 2001, the infamous terrorist organization, Al-Qaeda, hijacked two passenger planes, using them as weapons to launch an attack on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. Not only did these attacks result in the deaths of almost 3,000 innocent people, but they also resulted in a traumatised United States, intent on […]