November 2013 – Page 6 – Manchester Historian

Imogen Clark writes a potted history of the first two years of the American Civil War leading up to the pinnacle moment of the Gettysburg Address.

Kathryn White explores how afternoon tea became a British institution.

The future of cooking lies in the past according to Heston Blumenthal. Xan Atkins reviews Heston’s Feasts in light of this historical slant on a cookery programme.

The Cornerhouse and MGM have ushered in the autumn with Film Noir. Alex Hulmes explores this dark genre, past and present.