New Statesman -

1688: The First Modern Revolution

Ted Vallance — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:48:58 GMT

A new history of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 labours too hard to prove that it was every bit as bloody as France in 1789 or Russia in 1917.

Off with their heads

Ted Vallance — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:29:42 GMT

From Wat Tyler swilling beer in front of Richard II to chants of �God save the poor and down with George III�, the British have a long history of hostility towards the Crown. Can it survive the coronation of King Charles III?

Burning down the House

Ted Vallance — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:48:55 GMT

Bereft of ideas, the party leaders are ransacking the storehouse of history. Yet, in their very desperation, they are sowing the seeds of destruction of our political system

A bodice-tightening yarn

Ted Vallance — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:05:18 GMT

Channel 4's 'The Devil's Whore' is an oddly repressed romp through the English civil war.

A bill of rights for Britain?

Ted Vallance — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:06:36 GMT

The historic problem with the British 'charters of freedom' like Magna Carta are that they are aimed at binding the hands of kings, not cabinet ministers - no surprise then that a bill of rights has been pushed to the margins

Sworn to the Queen

Ted Vallance — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:37:53 GMT

Historical records left behind by exercises in mass public oath-taking dating back to the 16th century are vast yet, as with Lord Goldsmith's proposals, it is hard to find much evidence of popular enthusiasm for these exercises.

Magna Carta for sale

Ted Vallance — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:34:24 GMT

�Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did she die in vain?� Tony Hancock - Ted Vallance examines the issues around a controversial sale

Celebrating England's radical history

Ted Vallance — Wed, 23 May 2007 10:39:46 GMT

How a bunch of lefties head each year to the 'Tory Cotswolds' to remember the Levellers