Victorian

Richard Cavendish recounts the history of the British medal for bravery in combat, first awarded on June 21st, 1854.

Anthony Howe looks at the anti-war stance of the great Victorian reformer; his fall from grace and subsequent revival.

Damian O’Connor examines the motives of the man who started the conflict.

Roman Golicz looks at English attitudes to Russia during the Eastern Crisis of 1870-78.

The colourful cartoon development of British national symbols provides an acute barometer to changes in 18th- and 19th-century public opinion. By Peter Mellini and Roy. T. Matthews.

Twelve years after the first stone of the new building was laid, the state opening of the new Houses of Parliament took place on November 11th, 1852.

John Stuart Mill saw the enfranchisement of women as 'the most important of all political movements' on the road to the equality of the sexes.

Continuing our History and the Environment series, Harriet Ritvo looks at the role of big-game hunting in spreading awareness of the need for conservation

Roger Spalding examines the continuing controversy that surrounds one of the key figures in the history of the Labour Party.

Bruce Collins considers the mixture of adventurism, disaster, and lethal reprisal that marked British activities in Afghanistan under Victoria