OnlineHistory weighs like a nightmare on the living if they are ignorant of basic facts by Office December 20, 2023 December 20, 2023The Daily Telegraph, 20 December, Robert Tombs William Faulkner’s dictum that “the past is never dead – it’s not even past” has … Read more FacebookTwitterEmail
OnlineThe rewriting of history has taken a sinister turn by Office September 25, 2023 September 25, 2023The Daily Telegraph, 25 September, Robert Tombs Something strange has been happening in the English speaking world for several years. We might … Read more FacebookTwitterEmail
PrintThe rise of conspiracy history by Office August 5, 2023 August 5, 2023The Spectator, August 5, Robert Tombs Readers would doubtless find it hard to believe that the late Queen and the Duke of … Read more FacebookTwitterEmail
OnlineThe Abuse of History for Brexit Bashing by Office April 15, 2023 April 15, 2023Briefings for Britain, April 15, Robert Tombs It is sad to see feeble and rather hackneyed anti-Brexit clichés being produced by academic … Read more FacebookTwitterEmail
OnlineWhat Netflix’s RRR gets wrong about the British Raj by Office July 19, 2022 July 19, 2022The Spectator, July 19, Professor Robert Tombs Netflix is promoting a new pseudo-historical blockbuster. RRR, which stands for Rise, Roar, Revolt, is an Indian … Read more FacebookTwitterEmail
OnlineAre monument topplers so pure that they won’t be cancelled, too? by Office January 25, 2022 January 25, 2022The Telegraph, January 24, Professor Robert Tombs n unusual event will soon be taking place in Cambridge: a hearing in the beautiful … Read more FacebookTwitterEmail
OnlineWhy cancel Bonnie Prince Charlie now? by Office December 21, 2021 December 21, 2021The Telegraph, 21 December, Robert Tombs Bonnie Prince Charlie, “the lad who’s born to be king”, has had a pretty easy ride … Read more FacebookTwitterEmail
