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CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2023 FEATURES EVERY MONTH 22 Scotland’s greatest victory Helen Carr explains how Robert the Bruce’s triumph at Bannockburn transformed the balance of power between two warring nations 27 Georgian scandals Emily Brand shares eight episodes that resulted in political humiliation, financial ruin and changes to the law 35 Could the First World War have ended in 1916? Britain and its allies fought the Central Powers to the bitter end in 1918. But, Holger Afflerbach asks, could the conflict have been shortened? 46 Northern powerhouse Fiona Edmonds tells the story of an ambitious kingdom that dominated swathes of early medieval Britain 52 Tokyo in ruins In 1923, Japan’s capital was hit by an earthquake that killed over 100,000 people. Christopher Harding discusses the disaster 59 Ignoring the Armada Robert Blackmore exp l a ins why English merchants kept on trading as a Spanish invasion fleet approached 6 Anniversaries The Conversation 11 Are history degrees in danger? 14 The cultural history of Barbie 17 Michael Wood on William Blake’s role in alternative culture 18 Hidden Histories 20 Letters 44 Q&A History questions answered Books 66 Interview: Char l ot te Lydia Ri l ey on the legacy of the empire in postwar Britain 70 New history books r ev i ewed Encounters 7 6 Diary: What to se e and do this month 82 Podcast: The Luddites 84 Explore: Lincoln 86 Historic Cities: Istanbul 88 Prize crossword 90 My h i s t o r y he r o Ashley John-Baptiste picks footballer Walter Tull 59 22 27 52 4
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CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2023

FEATURES

EVERY MONTH

22 Scotland’s greatest victory Helen Carr explains how Robert the Bruce’s triumph at Bannockburn transformed the balance of power between two warring nations

27 Georgian scandals Emily Brand shares eight episodes that resulted in political humiliation, financial ruin and changes to the law

35 Could the First World War have ended in 1916? Britain and its allies fought the Central Powers to the bitter end in 1918. But, Holger Afflerbach asks, could the conflict have been shortened?

46 Northern powerhouse Fiona Edmonds tells the story of an ambitious kingdom that dominated swathes of early medieval Britain

52 Tokyo in ruins In 1923, Japan’s capital was hit by an earthquake that killed over 100,000 people. Christopher Harding discusses the disaster

59 Ignoring the Armada Robert Blackmore exp l a ins why English merchants kept on trading as a Spanish invasion fleet approached

6 Anniversaries

The Conversation

11 Are history degrees in danger? 14 The cultural history of Barbie 17 Michael Wood on William

Blake’s role in alternative culture 18 Hidden Histories

20 Letters 44 Q&A History questions answered

Books

66 Interview: Char l ot te Lydia Ri l ey on the legacy of the empire in postwar Britain 70 New history books r ev i ewed

Encounters

7 6 Diary: What to se e and do this month 82 Podcast: The Luddites 84 Explore: Lincoln 86 Historic Cities: Istanbul

88 Prize crossword

90 My h i s t o r y he r o

Ashley John-Baptiste picks footballer Walter Tull

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