How can we understand women’s role in political violence and terrorism? James Crossland discusses the role of Russian women in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II.
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“Bread in those days was like gold!” A survivor’s account of the Siege of Leningrad
A moving first-hand account of the Siege of Leningrad from a civilian who lived through it, transcribed and introduced by his great nephew, Mikael Kai Zakharov.
Labour and Love: A Herstory of Work and Childcare in the Industrial Revolution
How did working-class mothers during the Industrial Revolution combine waged labour with childcare? Melanie Reynolds explores little-known practices of women caring for their children in factories and mills
The Communist Party Historians’ Group and a Play about the English Revolution
The Historians Group of the Communist Party commissioned a play about the English Revolution in 1948. But how politically useful was this production?
A Gilded Crowbar for the Bailiff
Bart van der Steen discusses the role and importance of the crowbar in the act of squatting, in Amsterdam and beyond.
Radical Objects: Origami and the Anti-Nuclear Movement
Vera Mackie on the paper crane, and its development from Japanese folk practice to a symbol of anti-nuclear activism.
Teaching on a Moving Train: Curriculum Bias & Radical Curriculum Change
Ruth Mather writes on the benefits of interrogating history curriculum bias in a school setting, and discusses the benefits to both students and educators of doing so.
