Opinion Articles
H&P encourages historians to use their expertise to shed light on issues of the day. If you are interested in submitting an opinion piece for publication, please see our editorial guidelines. We currently have 342 Opinion Articles listed by date and they are all freely searchable by theme, author or keyword.
Failed Black Sea Treaties – then and now
Russian expansion and a disregarded treaty – Hugh Small shows how the situation in Ukraine and Crimea today compares closely to that of 150 years ago.
Read MoreThe power of the popular referendum – the case of Greenland
This is not the first time a popular vote to leave Europe has brought constitutional arrangements into question. Jens Wendel-Hansen looks at the case of Greenland in 1985.
Read MoreTheresa May’s Cabinet – a break with the past?
Theresa May's appointments appear distinctive and new in several ways, but Michael Kandiah argues the patterns and pressures behind them are the same as under previous Prime Ministers
Read More“Unelected” Prime Ministers
Will Theresa May be weakened by becoming Prime Minister without an election? Dr Andrew Blick looks at the historical precedents.
Read MoreBrexit, the Commonwealth and the problem of imperial nostalgia – a response
N. C. Fleming responds to Evan Smith and Stephen Gray's recent opinion piece and argues that the Brexiteers deployed nostalgia more out of political expediency than conviction
Read MoreThe integration of Muslims in Britain – a historical perspective
Professor Philip Wood looks at early Muslim traditions and the implications for integration of Muslims in Britain today
Read MoreThe EU Referendum result in historical perspective: the need for reform of Westminster
Professor Simon Szreter looks at the EU referendum in the context of our voting system and its historical trends
Read MoreCornwall, Authenticity and the Dark Ages: Controversy at Tintagel Castle
Tehmina Goskar calls for a truer interpretation of history at the Tintagel Castle site.
Read MoreIn Memoriam Jo Cox 1974-2016: attending to the well of public discourse
Professor Simon Szreter, Managing Editor History & Policy reflects on the life of Jo Cox and the democratic principles of freedom of speech.
Read MoreBrexit, imperial nostalgia and the “white man’s world”
The Brexiteer's call of closer trade ties with the Commonwealth are not new. Evan Smith and Steven Gray explore the history.
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