Christopher MacMahon · Manchester Historian

In Culture | Christopher MacMahon

The History Channel would seem like the logical go to for any avid history fan who wanted to learn more about their interest. In reality anyone turning on the History More »

Behind The Headlines | Christopher MacMahon

Niall Ferguson certainly thinks so, but will following his lead be detrimental to the teaching of history in schools today?

Behind The Headlines | Christopher MacMahon and Katerina Vlkova

Dr. Max Jones is a senior lecturer in Modern History at the University of Manchester. His research and teaching focuses primarily on nineteenth- and twentieth-century British history, with particular interest, among others, in heroism, gender and masculinity; monarchy, empire and national identity; and exploration and technology. We interviewed Max to uncover what history means to him.

In Culture | Christopher MacMahon and Priya Changela

You walk past it every day, but what lies behind the wall of the Manchester Museum, and what is the story behind that infamous crab?