Volume: 51 Issue: 12
Contents of History Today, December 2001 |
Lord George Gordon was born on December 26th, 1751. |
Stephen Halliday investigates the murky world of financing the London Underground. |
Bruce Collins considers the mixture of adventurism, disaster, and lethal reprisal that marked British activities in Afghanistan under Victoria |
John Styles marks the opening of the new British Galleries at the V&A with a look at influences and innovations during a dynamic period of design history. |
Curator Alex Werner marks the 25th anniversary of the Museum of London |
Glen Jeansonne and David Luhrrsen on Gerald L.K. Smith, orator of the far right |
Simon Hall and John Haywood on the publication of a new atlas which fills an unexpected gap in the market |
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The 'puffing devil', the first passenger-carrying vehicle powered by steam, made its debut on a road outside Redruth in Cornwall on December 24th, 1801. |
Christine Lalumia sees the 1840s as the key moment in the creation of the modern celebration of Christmas. |
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones explains the historical roots of the arguments surrounding the CIA following their failure to anticipate the attacks of September 11th. |
Richard Cavendish explains how the Kingdom of Libya was established on December 24th, 1951. |
Thomas Fleming's comments on the many calls for 'unconditional surrender'. |
Christopher Wilk presents the new galleries presenting the history of design in Britain |
Geoffrey Regan explains how the experience of boredom in the classroom set him off into a career as inspirational teacher, writer and broadcaster |
Joseph Rykwert considers what has led people through the ages to make collections, sometimes of the most unlikely objects, and discusses the value of their activities... |
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