Brexit | History Matters

What’s in a Special Relationship?

by Justin Olmstead on August 14, 2020

The recent decision by US President Donald Trump to remove some American troops from Germany has brought much consternation to the international community. One interesting twist that has found its way into the conversation occurred

Party Politics, Realignment and Brexit: Can the American Civil War Teach us Anything?

by Andrew Heath on January 23, 2019

A recurring historical analogy in discussions of Brexit over the past few months has been the Conservative Prime Minister Robert

A Tudor Exit from Europe

by Tom Leng on November 20, 2017

England’s relationship with continental Europe is at a crossroads. For essentially political rather than commercial reasons, England stands at the

Facts Britannica: What’s in a nation?

by Richard Blakemore on March 9, 2017

Melanie Phillips’ article in the The Times on Tuesday caused quite a stir among historians and the general public alike.

2016 – the end for opinion polls?

by Lucy Bell on December 5, 2016

In 2016, both the British EU referendum and the US Presidential election delivered shock results that defied the wisdom of

Historians Reflect on the Memory and Meaning of the Battle of Cable Street

by Joe Bear on October 27, 2016

The Battle of Cable Street has become symbolic for resistance to racism, political extremism and standing up to intimidation. The events in East London on the 4th of October 1936 still resonate today, possibly even

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