Forget the English Civil War. Forget the Restoration. There’s a far more important Revolution to be spoken of: The 1688 Glorious Revolution. Following the Restoration, Parliament once again found itself being shoved aside by a Stuart King intent on running Britain more akin to Louis XIV’s French autocracy. Various measures were taken; from attempting toContinueContinue reading “The Bill of Rights: The World’s First Constitution.”
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The Thucydidean Trap
The Thucydidean Trap, devised by the Ancient Greek Historian Thucydides has a long and interesting history, that still affects us to this day.
Carrhae – Rome’s Shame
Crassus, Rome’s political spider, had spent his career building a web of networks at the heart of Roman politics. Naturally, when Crassus went to Syria, he went their looking for a fight.
The History Book 