The National Lottery: 25 years of gambling and charity funding
The game is a major part of John Major’s political legacy.
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Gerald Kaufman (1930‑2017): satire, soundbites and sequins
The House of Commons’ longest-serving MP has died, aged 86.
Boris is right, it’s time for us to learn Chinese
I found myself in wholehearted agreement with Boris Johnson, as he took the opportunity of his trip to China to express his opinion that British children should learn Mandarin. China has come a long way…
Edith Cavell: the British nurse who taught women the way of the stiff upper lip
The execution of austere British nurse Edith Cavell in World War I inspired music, art, poetry, propaganda - but no weeping.
Decolonise science – time to end another imperial era
A long read on how science’s dark imperial past still shapes research today – and what to do about it.
Boxgrove: how we found Europe’s oldest bone tools – and what we learned about their makers
The Boxgrove people, like all other human species, were capable of sharing time, care and knowledge in all parts of their life.
Lady Day: March 25 was the start of the year in England and Wales until 1752
The financial year still starts around this time.
Our new map reveals the effects of 20th century land‑use and climate change on Britain’s wild species
Britain has lost large areas of semi-natural habitat since the 1930s.
William and Kate – and Canada’s complex relationship with the crown
The royal visit to Canada raises some important constitutional questions.
How often do you think about the Roman empire? TikTok trend exposed the way we gender history
In my experience of university teaching, the title of the course seems to strongly influence the gender balance of the class.
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