Watch: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhmyUQm6oR8&w=560&h=315] I think it is fair to say that the Queen is not a fan of “America First.” Does Trump have any clue about what is happening here? Does he understand how the Queen is using the past...
England
James Corden and Paul McCartney Do Liverpool
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The Author’s Corner with Michael Rapport
Michael Rapport is Professor of History at the University of Glasgow in Scotland and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. This interview is based on his new book, The Unruly City: Â Paris, London and New York in the Age...
How to Fake Studying Abroad
I was really there. No, seriously–that’s me on the right and I think that may be a London landmark in the background! (with my daughter Allyson) This is hilarious. Steven L. Jones, a professor of classics at Houston Baptist University,...
Big Ben, Parliament
After taking a few weeks off for a short European vacation, The Way of Improvement Leads Home is once again open for business. Here are some vacation highlights: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgX6qlJEMc]...
Great Britain’s History Wars
When it comes to pundits and politicians decrying the lack of historical knowledge among young people, there is nothing new under the sun. Writing at The Times Literary Supplement, David Cannadine, author of the recent The Undivided Past: Humanity Beyond...