Category Archive: Historical Reviews

Depictions of Cleopatra from Shakespeare to Netflix

Cleopatra VII, the last queen of Egypt proper, has gripped popular media and its creative imagination throughout history. In this article, Leon Corneille-Cowell and Isabel Davies explore various depictions of the ruler, for example, using her medieval depictions and modern television portrayals.
AUTHOR LEON CORNEILLE-COWELL AND ISABEL DAVIES

The Emotion of Anna Komnene: Feeling in the Alexiad

The Alexiad was written to chronicle the life and times of the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, imperial sovereign of the Eastern Roman Empire from 1081-1118, by Anna Komnene, his first daughter, as a homage to him and also a personal account of facts she witnessed herself. What it stands out from the narrative is her unique personality and the emotion which is embedded in it.

AUTHOR JAMIE MEADE

18th October, 1943 – Lancaster W4240, code letter ‘A’ for Able

To commemorate the Remembrance Day on the last 11th November (also known as Poppy Day), Joe Langham built an special and very personal account around a casualty of war happened during the WWII in the fight against Germany, the fate of the Lancaster W4240 and its crew.
AUTHOR: JOE LANGHAM

The Wolfson 2020 History Prize Winners: A Review

Mary Taylor Lewis walks us through speeches made by the winner and shortlist of the 2020 Wolfson History prize, from the York Festival of Ideas

AUTHOR: MARY TAYLOR LEWIS

The problems with Scottish history: anglo-centrism and national identities

Scottish history is sorely neglected – British history often means anglo-centric or English history. This article charters out how Scottish history has been overlooked.
AUTHOR: EMILY DUNN