No. 2 (2011): Autumn 2011: Personality and History

A black and white photograph of two young men sitting on a beam over the quad at the University of Sussex

The theme of our second issue is Personality and History. There are so many ways of approaching historical analysis and the study of popular culture, examining ordinary people and the everyday, has become increasingly important in recent decades. Yet the influence of individual, extraordinary characters remains compelling and should not be neglected. All four pieces in this issue critically examine the influence of personality in a particular time and place.

Edited by Elizabeth Hardwell and Julia Kompe.

Contents

Katharine Williams, What was the Cultural Significance of Catherine of Braganza to the English Court of the 17th Century?
Jack Merron, From Liberty to Terror: Robespierre and the Justification of the Reign of Terror
Alexander Crawford, What Did Sieyes Mean By National Sovereignty?
Dominic Butler, Women, the People’s Peace and Conservative Defeat: Why did the Conservatives Lose the 1945 General Election?

Published: 2011-10-01

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