How do empires rise? Why do they fall? And how have they shaped the world around us today? William
Persia was the first great superpower. The empire built by Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes and the rest of the
Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022, but how did we get to this point? After the br
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The history of Russia and Ukraine has been irrevocably entwined for centuries. When the Bolsheviks t
Dawn breaks on 16th July 1918. For Nicholas, Alexandra, and the rest of the Romanov family this is j
Born in Siberia to a peasant family, Rasputin was an incredibly charismatic, physically striking, an
The Tsar has abdicated and the provisional government rules Russia, but Petrograd is overflowing wit
Russian politics is fast destabilising. Strikes, assassinations, and famines have made Russia increa
Fearing Russian designs on the region, the eyes of the British turn towards Tibet. Francis Younghusb
1905 was one of the most pivotal moments in history. Japan, the supposedly weaker Asian power, overw
Tolstoy was one of the greatest writers of all time. His books have constructed how we think about R
As the other European empires were consolidating their holdings in Asia, Russia took 1.5million squa
In the 18th century Vitus Bering went from Russia's east coast and landed in America. Over the next
The Lady with the Lamp, the great nurse who forever changed public health for the better: Florence N
The Crimean War continues to drag on. The allies' siege of Sevastopol is grinding to a stalemate. Th
A slow grind of sieges and massacres. Long distance bombardments and gruelling inch-by-inch trench w
After the calamitous retreat from Kabul left thousands of British dead, the East India Company wants
As the British occupation of Kabul collapses, the troops flee. What follows is one of the darkest ev
It is 1839 and Britain has declared its intention: to invade Afghanistan and return Shah Shuja to th
The rivalry between Russia and Britain continues to grow as both of their attentions begin to centre
