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Brexit: lessons from history

Can the past shed light on the current crisis?

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The Founding Fathers evoked the example of Ancient Rome (Thomas Cole, 'The Course of Empire: Destruction', 1836)

Alexander Hamilton would have a plan for Brexit

BY Michael O’Sullivan / 4 mins

How do you solve a problem like Theresa?

BY Polly Mackenzie / 4 mins

Britain needs its politicians to put principle first

BY Robert Wilton / 5 mins

Britain’s first Brexit was the hardest

BY Tom Holland / 5 mins

Whose side is parliament on?

BY Diane Purkiss / 6 mins