History

Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
Protest

Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years

Writing her novel Fallout – set against the backdrop of the Greenham Women’s Peace Camp – turned Eleanor Anstruther into an anarchist

The buildings our communities love are burning. We can’t keep losing them
Heritage

The buildings our communities love are burning. We can’t keep losing them

The Big Mill in Leek was vacant for over 50 years, but a key part of the town’s history. Historic England wanted to save it – but we were too late

The Iran crisis was decades in the making. You reap what you sow
John Bird

The Iran crisis was decades in the making. You reap what you sow

History always trips up the future and causes future wars to happen, writes Big Issue founder John Bird

Historian David Olusoga: Why we all need to rethink our relationship with guns
History

Historian David Olusoga: Why we all need to rethink our relationship with guns

Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango 
Books

Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango 

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Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a ‘world on fire’
Big Questions

Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a ‘world on fire’

Why has Hitler taken so long to die? 
History

Why has Hitler taken so long to die? 

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!
Norena Shopland

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
John Bird

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

How marmalade spread across the world
Food

How marmalade spread across the world

This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
Dr Chris Donaldson and Dr Sunita Abraham

This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good

Why I went on an 800 mile walk to Auschwitz
Holocaust

Why I went on an 800 mile walk to Auschwitz

Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: ‘What is the meaning of this life that we have?’
Film

Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: ‘What is the meaning of this life that we have?’

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
History

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms

Yes, we’re milking Margaret Thatcher for profit and publicity. It’s what she would have wanted
Thatcher Fest

Yes, we’re milking Margaret Thatcher for profit and publicity. It’s what she would have wanted

Mad King George or Keir Starmer? Jane Austen fans on the Regency era ideas that can save Britain
Jane Austen

Mad King George or Keir Starmer? Jane Austen fans on the Regency era ideas that can save Britain

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
LGBTQ+

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it
Theatre

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it

King & Conqueror star Luther Ford: ‘Acting is literally dressing up and pretending. It’s childlike’
TV

King & Conqueror star Luther Ford: ‘Acting is literally dressing up and pretending. It’s childlike’

Breathtaking images from humankind’s first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time
Space

Breathtaking images from humankind’s first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time

The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence
History

The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence

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Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands? 
Domestic abuse

Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands? 

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’
Documentary

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
Women

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it
Folkspotting

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it