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Professor Pangloss

Dominic Sandbrook — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Eat, drink, and empty your pockets

Dominic Sandbrook — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:43:10 GMT

Today�s rock festivals may be full of Sixties spirit, but the spectacle and sensation go back to ancient Rome.

President Windsor

Dominic Sandbrook — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:09:13 GMT

The Queen has spent 60 years giving the impression that the monarchy is somehow detached from everyday political life. That�s what makes her such a skilled politician.

Family, faith and flag

Dominic Sandbrook — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:08:21 GMT

The Labour Party lost four million voters in England between 1997 and 2010. To win them back, it needs to reconnect with old core values that now seem strangely conservative.

What If . . . Little Prince Hal had lived

Dominic Sandbrook — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:05:00 GMT

What If . . . We'd spared the Volunteers

Dominic Sandbrook — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:29:59 GMT

What If ... Henry V had lived on

Dominic Sandbrook — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:58:23 GMT

The man who wouldn�t be king

Dominic Sandbrook — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:02:21 GMT

It will be 350 years ago in January that Oliver Cromwell was convicted of treason and posthumously beheaded. But who was this reluctant republican � and could he be the greatest politician in our history?

What If . . . Reagan had lost in 1980

Dominic Sandbrook — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:42:19 GMT

What if... Egypt had ruled over us

Dominic Sandbrook — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:58:34 GMT