Sir Winston Churchill, voted the greatest Briton of all time, died 50 years ago on January 24th 1965. Born on November 30th 1874, he entered Parliament in 1900 and dominated political life for over ha
Sectarian murder, torture, bloody power struggles and racketeering are what for many define their image of the Ulster Defence Association. Yet as Northern Ireland's Troubles worsened in 1971 and 1972,
This series is intended both to open up new approaches to the history of the Second World War and to re-assess established themes. Covering the civilian as well as the military aspects of the conflict
"Bloody Sunday" is one of the iconic moments in British and Irish history, but what were the experiences of the soldiers in Ulster, many of them Scottish, and how did the wider events of the Troubles
"Bloody Sunday" is one of the iconic moments in British and Irish history, but what were the experiences of the soldiers in Ulster, many of them Scottish, and how did the wider events of the Troubles
