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...think, those killed in battle during the Wars of the Roses were usually treated to Christian burials. The battles of the Wars of the Roses were not a murderous free for all, with those slain thrown carelessly into mass graves and forgotten about (or worse still left on the battlefield to rot). Mass graves were a necessity, but they were meant to be a temporary expedient...

...thinking about Europe, his words went round the world and galvanised anti-colonial movements across Africa and Asia. The British rejected Zaghlul’s demands and questioned how far he represented the Egyptian people. A massive petition showed the level of support he enjoyed. Zaghlul and his fellow politicians became known as the Wafd (delegation) which evolved into a...

...thinking about the Pavilion as what we might call a ‘cultural formation’. By this I mean that considering the apparent eccentricity of this building can give us an insight into many aspects of Regency culture, and, conversely, that an enhanced knowledge of Regency culture can help us to decode the meanings of the building for its own time. The Pavilion can be seen as...