United Kingdom

On the Subject of Power and a Porkchop

Neil Blackmore introduces us to Francis Bacon, a politician in the court of King James I

I am an Irishman

Ronan McGreevy on the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP in 1922, triggering the Irish Civil War

The World’s Biggest Prison in the Middle of Nowhere

Nick Guyatt explores an 19th century tragedy in Britain's most terrifying prison

Monsieur Auguste Gaudron and his Fabulous Balloon

Katie Munnik relates the true story of Louisa Maud Evans, a fourteen-year old girl who tumbled 8,000 feet into the Bristol Channel

Out-of-Towners

John Grindrod investigates the rise of the 'Tescobethan Sheds'

Victorians Re-Dressed

Emily Sharmer presents an alternative glimpse into Victorian era fashion