Scenes From The Past

‘Richest jewel in British Crown’: When an official fought to recruit Irish men to East India Company

Robert Brooke had to justify his activities to the House of Commons.

Margaret Makepeace
· Oct 08, 2018 · 09:30 pm
The story of the elusive man who made these fascinating pastel postcards of Calcutta

Indians and Europeans share equal space on Frank Clinger Scallan’s vibrant canvases without indication of social hierarchy.

Sujaan Mukherjee
· Mar 02, 2017 · 03:30 pm
Can we question Holocaust memoirs?

A lack of historical scrutiny can mean that truth is forgotten – and people along with it.

Anna Hájková, The Conversation
· Jan 17, 2015 · 04:30 pm