Revolution

This week marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution and the Bolsheviks’ seizure of power under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin.  As the date approached, contemporary commentators have offered their own reflections on the significance

With the exception of war, anniversaries are often about beginnings. Last week, it was 500 years since Martin Luther posted (or perhaps didn’t) his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg’s Castle Church. This week,

David Cameron’s admission this week that RAF drones killed British nationals in Syria has once again raised the question of how we handle political extremism. This debate not only addresses the appeal of violent jihad

History Matters met Prof Laurent Turcot, historical advisor on Assassins Creed: Unity, to talk popular history, video games and controversy. Interview and translation by Anna Jenkin. Laurent, how did you become a historical advisor for

From the author of Agincourt comes a new interpretation of the Peasant's Revolt. Two University of Sheffield second-year history undergraduates put it to the test: Frankie Baldwin, 2nd year history student Juliet Barker’s England Arise begins at the

Eighty years ago, on 31 March 1934, anarchist and socialist representatives met in a bar in Gijón in the northern Spanish region of Asturias to sign the Workers’ Alliance, a coalition of the trade unions