The Chappaquiddick Incident – 1969

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The death of Senator Edward Kennedy in August 2009 marked the end of an era in which the Kennedy family…

Prague Spring – 1968

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The central European country of Czechoslovakia had fallen under the Soviet sphere of influence after World War II; from 1948…

The Profumo Affair – 1963

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Harold Macmillan, the Conservative prime minister of the day, may have declared that Britain had ‘never had it so good’…

Suez Crisis – 1956

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The sun was already setting on Britain’s empire and its status as a major player on the world stage when…

Iran Coup – 1953

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The full story of the 1953 coup d’etat in Iran has yet to be told but it is generally agreed…

Arab-lsraeli Conflict -1948 onwards

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One of the world’s most enduring and disastrous conflicts is that between Israel (consistently supported by the USA) and Palestinians…

McCarthyism – 1940-1950

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If ever there was a blot on the USA’s political escutcheon, it was paranoid anti-communist activity as the Cold War…

Partition of India – 1947

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The vast subcontinent of India was the prized jewel in Britain’s imperial crown, but controlling British India was never straightforward.…

Vichy Government – 1940-1944

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Any head of state convicted of treason and sentenced to death by firing squad is entitled to feel overwhelmed by…

‘Peace for our time’ – the Munich agreement – 1938

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When British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain arrived home from Munich at the end of September 1938 flourishing the text of…