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Historians urge Warwick Castle owners to put back 17th century painting of ‘black servant’ after it was removed amid fears it would be linked to the slave trade Historians Aaron Manning and Adam Busiakiewicz want the portrait put back Nick Blofeld, divisional director of Warwick Castle, said it was removed after a review The 17th … Read more
Historians blast BBC for ‘unbalanced’ News At Ten report claiming Churchill was responsible for ‘mass killing’ of up to three million in 1943 Bengal famine Report on Tuesday examined how Indians view Britain’s wartime prime minister Accused of responsibility for mass killing and ‘prioritising white lives’ in famine But historians suggested the BBC report had … Read more
Dr David Starkey (pictured) has long been seen as Britain’s bitchiest historian. Cattiness is his calling card, writes CRAIG BROWN What is the world’s bitchiest profession? Some would nominate hairdressers (‘Deary me! Who cut this last?’). Others would argue, just as vehemently, for actors or supermodels or — but surely not! — journalists. However, recent … Read more
Historians have weighed in on Trump’s rather bizarre picks for his new National Garden of American Heroes, slamming the president’s choices as ‘odd’ and ‘inappropriate’, while highlighting the lack of diversity. During a rabble-rousing speech at Mount Rushmore on Friday, Trump announced an executive order to create the new monument honoring ‘the greatest Americans who … Read more
Smoking is a leading cause of death worldwide. So, it’s hard to believe that in centuries gone by it was used as a medicine. Only in the past 70 years have the dangers to our health been recognised, after hundreds of years of tobacco being used to cure everything from asthma to the plague. The … Read more