Empire – Manchester Historian

Given that independence is one of the hottest topics of the year, Stephen Wears argues that there is an historical precedent for independence.

Advertising gained new momentum in the Victorian era, not least because of the exotic trading afforded by the Empire. Katherine Almond analyse the effect of Empire on advertising, from the eugenics of the Victorian Empire to the ‘Empire Made’ products of the 1950s and 60s – the last bastion of Empire at home.

The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land empire in history founded by the infamous Genghis Khan. Alex Larkinson writes a potted history of this multicultural empire.

Steven Wears writes a potted history of the events leading up to and following the partition in August 1947.

We look at Gove’s new British history proposals for the curriculum.