Striking Women
Striking Women Striking Women is a website based around the research of Dr Sundari Anitha and Professor Ruth Pearson. It explores the struggles of South Asian women in the UK Labour Market. In particular the project looks…
Seven Suffragist Men
Seven Suffragist Men It’s often forgotten that the fight for women’s suffrage wasn’t fought only by females. Among some of the most significant suffragists were men who offered much to the cause. The Turning Point…
Weird things the Nazi’s Did
Weird things the Nazi’s Did Weird things the Nazi’s did. Hitler and his Nazi henchmen are well known for the horrific actions of the Holocaust and other atrocities. They are often less well known for…
Mary the Elephant and The Hartlepool Monkey
Mary the Elephant and The Hartlepool Monkey During the Napoleonic Wars the good people of Hartlepool, according to Legend, discovered a Monkey. Not understanding it, they put it on trial, accused of being a French…
The Emu War of 1932
The Emu War of 1932 if we had a military division with the bullet-carrying capacity of these…. it would face any army in the world. They could face machine guns with the invulnerability of tanks.…
What were the Liberal Reforms?
What were the Liberal Reforms? The Liberal Reforms were a series of government measures designed to help people who couldn’t help themselves. They included the introduction of National Insurance which included a contribution from the…