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"It was the merging of two small City newspapers in 1945 that saw the creation of the Financial Times as we know it today. The two papers that came together…"
Stuart government in the later seventeenth and early eighteenth century rested upon a number of constitutional pillars re-established at the Restoration in 1660. They came under some strain in 1688, and in the 1690s, but essentially survived in the same form into the eighteenth-century.
View samples from a selection of notable contributors featured in the Punch Historical Archive, part of Gale Primary Sources.
View samples from a selection of highlights featured in the the Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, part of Gale Primary Sources.
"Most of the government archives offices were united into one Public Record Office in 1838, not to be joined by the State Paper Office itself until 1852. However…"
A collection of letters, journals, logbooks, watercolors, engravings, and books produced by Macartney himself and those who accompanied him on the historic mission to China between 1792 and 1794.
The Victorian period is not viewed by scholars as a great era in theatre history. It produced very few classic plays, but the Victorian theatre tells us a great deal about the age, and the ILN tells us a great deal about the theatre. Its founding coincided with a watershed event in theatre history…
"In the seventeenth century, English foreign policy focused on near-neighbours and the challenges they posed: on France, on Spain, the ruler of modern Belgium…"
Biography, overview and critical analysis drawn from journals and periodicals in Gale Databases, exploring the author best known for The Grass is Singing and The Golden Notebook.
"As most researchers in the field of early modern British history are aware, the contents of the state papers…are to some extent the product of historical…"
View samples from a selection of notable documents featured in 19th Century Periodicals Part II, part of Gale Primary Sources.
"When exploring representations of "popular music" in Punch, the first thing to note is that this key term is relatively modern, with the vast majority of…"
The word “race” meant different things to different people in the nineteenth century. In its broadest sense, “race” referred to the common ancestry of a group of humans who shared characteristics that had developed over time.… Many nineteenth-century references to race reflect this ambiguity.
"While many historians have devoted themselves to examining the dynamics of fascist movements and regimes, the topic of ‘anti-fascism’ has traditionally…"
"“The public will have henceforth under their glance, and within their grasp, the very form and presence of events as they transpire,” and the journal would…"
View samples from a selection of highlights featured in the The Listener Historical Archive, part of Gale Primary Sources.
"In many respects, James II and VII's relationship to Scotland was the most interesting. His interrupted sojourn in Edinburgh as Duke of Albany…"