Recent Ten dark moments in colonial history The First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-1842): Britain’s imperial disaster in the Hindu Kush Operation Ajax and the shadow of empire: The 1953 Iranian coup The Great Game: Britain and Russia’s strategic rivalry in Central Asia Captain James Cook: Master navigator and Pacific explorer Features Phyllis Coard: Architect of women’s liberation in revolutionary Grenada The history of Nana Yaa Asantewaa: The lion-hearted queen mother Elizabeth Jennings Graham: The unsung civil rights pioneer who challenged segregation Chien-Shiung Wu: The First Lady of Physics World historyIran: Modernisation and nationalism WellbeingManaging work overload: Why we’re still busier than ever World culturesThe enduring legacy of Zapotec culture in Oaxaca World historyThe Banana Wars: America’s forgotten military interventions in Central America World historyThe Grenada Revolution: A Caribbean island’s brief socialist experiment World historyThe rise and fall of the Persian Empire COLONISATION Sudan: From ancient kingdoms to independence The 1795 slave revolt of Curaçao The History of Curaçao The history of the Republic of Chad: From pre-colonisation to independence The history of Burkina Faso: From colonisation to independence The history of Martinique WORLD HISTORY The rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire: Six centuries of imperial power Operation Legacy: The British Crown’s campaign to conceal colonial history The Safavid Empire: Architects of modern Iran Ten times America created a moral panic Holy Wars: The blood-soaked legacy of conflicts fought in the name of Christianity Why did Britain abolish slavery? WORLD CULTURES The Pashtun Culture: Ancient traditions in a modern world Understanding Sharia Law: Principles, practice, and global context The Summer Solstice: Celebrating the longest day of the year The Albigensian Crusade: Christians killing Christians (1209-1229) The history of the full English breakfast: A cultural institution Pancake Day: A tradition of faith and feasting