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Tag Archives: History

Q&A: Halvor Moxnes talks New Testament
Halvor Moxnes / History / Religion

Q&A: Halvor Moxnes talks New Testament

Posted on September 18, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Our Short Histories continues with an introduction to one of the world’s most influential documents. Continue reading →

Painting of the Week: 102
David Clampin / Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week: 102

Posted on August 22, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Rowland Hilder, Hartley’s Jam advertisement, first appeared in Picture Post on 9 December 1939. Continue reading →

An Angolan Reading List
Lara Pawson / Lists / Politics

An Angolan Reading List

Posted on July 29, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Lara Pawson, author of In the Name of the People, selects five essential reads to initiate the uninitiated into the politics, culture and history of Angola. Continue reading →

Edith Durham, Albania’s Mountain Queen
History / Marcus Tanner

Edith Durham, Albania’s Mountain Queen

Posted on June 18, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Edith Durham was the great champion of Albanians in early 20th century Britain – but with the coming of independence, why did she feel as if she had failed? Continue reading →

Tolstoy and Vegetarianism
Charlotte Alston / History

Tolstoy and Vegetarianism

Posted on June 9, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

In the last thirty years of his life, Leo Tolstoy developed a moral philosophy that embraced, amongst other things, vegetarianism. But how did Tolstoy’s stance compare to the wider vegetarian movement of the late-nineteenth century? Continue reading →

A Short History of the Hagia Sophia
Dionysios Stathakopoulos / History

A Short History of the Hagia Sophia

Posted on May 8, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • 1 Comment

Istanbul’s multi-layered monument invites us to visit and reflect on the long and important, but little-known history of the Byzantine Empire. Continue reading →

A History of the Royal Navy
History / News

A History of the Royal Navy

Posted on April 10, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

We are delighted to announce that the first books in our A History of the Royal Navy series are now available. Continue reading →

The Flying Aces of the First World War
History / Michele Haapamaki

The Flying Aces of the First World War

Posted on March 3, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Tracing how the mythology of the lone fighter developed during the inter-war years. Continue reading →

Was the First World War Worth Fighting?
History / Maryam Philpott

Was the First World War Worth Fighting?

Posted on February 24, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Whether commemoration will reinforce or debunk public myths remains to be seen, but the words of those who fought, in all services, must take centre-stage. Continue reading →

The Library of Modern American History
History / News

The Library of Modern American History

Posted on February 18, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

We are delighted to announce that the first books in our Library of Modern American History series are now available. Continue reading →

The Magic Men of Early Modern Britain
Frances Timbers / History

The Magic Men of Early Modern Britain

Posted on February 10, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Examining how the men who practiced magic in early-modern Britain were replicating the patriarchal structure of society. Continue reading →

A British Genocide in Tasmania
History / Tom Lawson

A British Genocide in Tasmania

Posted on January 27, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

On Holocaust Memorial Day, is it time Britain confronted its own genocidal past? Continue reading →

A Plea For Forgotten Campaigners
Clare Debenham / History

A Plea For Forgotten Campaigners

Posted on December 10, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Why is it some activists are revered and remembered, whilst others, who have also made significant contributions, are almost completely air-brushed out of history? Continue reading →

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