09/10/2020 - 1:25am

Imagine a world without the USA… France and Britain have reached a stalemate in North America and no colonial rebellion ensues

James Kirkup

08.09

The greatest stories never told Introducing ‘Alt Histories’ – a series in which we explore what we can learn from what didn't happen

Peter Franklin

25.08

Who do the English think they are? For centuries, debate has raged about whether England's population is largely descended from German immigrants. Now, we have answers

Razib Khan

18.08

Why Boris needs an heir apparent Blair had Brown and Cameron had Osborne: a succession plan is a stabiliser

Peter Franklin

27.07

Has lockdown broken old habits for good? Most of us are imitators not innovators: that’s why it takes a disaster to bring about change

Peter Franklin

13.05

How apocalyptic is now? The sudden death of ways of life has been a regular occurrence throughout history

John Gray

07.04

Corbyn, Trump and other freaks of history Why Jeremy Corbyn isn’t the Obi-Wan Kenobi of British politics

Peter Franklin

07.04

How Putin subverts the past to seal his future Authoritarianism has a strong hold on the Russian psyche, fuelled by myths of a glorious history

John Lloyd

13.01

How Boris could blow his majority History shows that landslide victories are no guarantee that governments will be returned to power

Peter Franklin

18.12

Let’s all go back to the year 2000 If you had the power to turn back time, would you re-set the 21st century and start again?

Peter Franklin

16.12

Did this election change anything? The Prime Minister must trust the communities who placed their trust in him

Peter Franklin

27.11

Britain’s divisions go way, way back Political maps here and across Europe reflect the actions of long-dead kings and empires

Ed West