Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Dickens uses his descriptions of setting to depict Victorian London. Key learning points: - Victorian London was noisy, overcrowded and diverse, with people from various cultural backgrounds and social...

Between the 1870s and 1900s, the United States experienced a period of rapid economic growth. But beneath the shiny veneer of the Gilded Age lurked profound inequality and widespread want.

Between the 1790s and the 1830s, the United States experienced a Second Great Awakening, as religious revivalists campaigned to improve the moral and spiritual character of the country.

Explore the history and impact of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, known as the Prohibition Amendment, which prohibited the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors. Learn about the...

A pioneering suffragette and free thinker, Ernestine Rose was way ahead of her time. Described as the “first Jewish feminist”, she used her voice to campaign for women’s rights and improve the lives of millions.

Wild West saloons have been portrayed in popular culture as dens of vice and violence. Located throughout the American frontier, Western saloons were part of the landscape, present in small camps and growing towns alike. Saloons in the...

The idea crime can have positive consequences for individuals and societies is an important part of Durkheimês sociological analysis of crime and deviance. Steve Taylor explains how crime and deviance can be functional for social order...

Mar.11 -- U.K. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell discusses the potential for a no confidence vote following Tuesday's Brexit vote, what the Labour Party represents to the British people, and concerns about antisemitism in the Labour...

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