Mordechai Anielewicz, nicknamed ‘Little Angel’, was the chief commander of the Jewish Combat Association who authored the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising from January to May 1943. The uprising was the largest single revolt by Jews during WWII and was a response to Nazi Germany’s efforts to transport the remaining Ghetto population to Treblinka extermination camp in […]
When discussing man’s discovery of the North American continent, one would normally associate its discovery with the Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus. His voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in the fifteenth century resulted in the establishment of permanent settlements on the Island Hispaniola, which initiated the Spanish colonization of the New World. Because of this, society […]
The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars fought in 15th century England between two rival factions of the royal Plantagenet house until the ascension of the Tudor house with Henry VII in 1485. It was during the Wars of the Roses that the bloodiest and biggest battle on English soil was fought: […]
In approximately 100 days between April and June of 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were slaughtered by Hutu extremists. The extremists targeted members of the Tutsi minority community who made up approximately 15% of the Rwandan population, as well as any political opponents. With the twentieth anniversary this year, this article aims to provide a […]
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 […]
Popularized and criticized, popularized and criticized: the media has always been at the center of the Metropolitan’s Police image. As the growth of London was matched by an increase in crime, media hysteria ensued, as publishers identified a sordid interest from the British public for crime stories. Victorian society was also obsessed with self-progress, thus […]
Manchester is known globally as one of the major UK cities, establishing itself within England through a vast history of industrial development, scientific and engineering output and a cultural past which includes significant contributions in music, arts, and crucially, the sporting landscape. As well as being home to two of British football’s biggest teams, Manchester’s […]
In 480 BC, the pass of Thermopylae was the scene of one of the most famous last stands in military history. A Greek force outnumbered by over 100,000 men of the mighty Persian army held out for 3 days against overwhelming odds, sacrificing themselves to allow the evacuation of Athens and the regrouping of their […]
Genghis Khan (r. 1206-1227) was a prominent leaders in world history with the formation of the Mongol Empire. However, many ethnic and national groups have different perceptions of him, those being both positive and negative.
On May 28th 1453, when the Byzantine emperor Constantine XI entered the “Church of the Divine Wisdom”, Constantinople was under siege. Perhaps the emperor knelt to pray before the Apse Mosaic of the Virgin and Child. Looking up at the gloriously gilded icon of one of Christianity’s most famous images – a young mother sitting […]
The invention of the light bulb was a process that took the scientific community the best part of the 19th century to complete and perfect. It was on 27 January 1880 that Thomas Edison, a relative newcomer to the field of research, was able to patent his light bulb design and make it ready for […]
It is probable that very distinct imagery comes to mind when the Ku Klux Klan is mentioned. They were frequently pictured in their pure white robes, masks and conical hats. The colouring of their outfits is noteworthy to their cause. Predominately, they were designed to scare but were also to hide their identities. There have […]
10 years on from the Arab Spring, we must look back on what happened and why. The Arab Spring was a pro-democracy uprising that spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). By mid-2012 most of the actions against governments had faded, many achieved little and were met by severe violence and curbs on […]
Today, Southall is emblematic of the virtues of multicultural Britain, with its lively intermingling of different cultures and traditions which help to promote intercultural and interfaith harmony. With its predominant South Asian community, it has often been dubbed the ‘mini-Punjab,’ in addition to the local train station displaying key information in Punjabi. However, this was […]
