Anniversaries

The Battle of Cable Street has been regarded by many as a unique event and has taken its place in the mythology of place. But a more constructive way to reflect on the ‘Battle’ is

Just a few miles outside of Maastricht is a large Dutch village called Meerssen. Today it's a sleepy commuter settlement. But on this day in 870, it witnessed the tense conclusion to negotiations between two

In the midst of seemingly endless centenary commemorations, and their relentless focus on the twentieth century, it’s worth recalling events of June 716 in the north-east of England. Our specific interest is the twinned monastery

The 8th of May, VE Day, is a good time to reflect on how the Allied victory in Europe made the continent a better place. The extreme brutality and bloodthirstiness of the Axis powers still

Tuesday, the 8th of March, was International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate and further the rights of women across the world. Yet, while IWD has been observed in one form or other for

Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. It’s a day which, since its conception, has been wrought by ideology, affecting profoundly its form and consequence, existing today in all its incarnations as little more than