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Sir Cyril Radcliffe’s Departure from India in 1947
It has often been held that Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who drew the borders of India and Pakistan in...
Churchill wasn’t the villain of the Bengal Famine. Japan was.
A National Portrait Gallery installation claims he ‘wilfully’ inflicted mass starvation – this is a...
Will nobody defend Oliver Cromwell?
There are many reasons to dislike the regicidal usurper but not those levelled against him in the...
Scottish and Irish Governors of India
An letter to the editors of how Scottish Viceroys of India like Lord Linlithgow, alongside Irish...
Born of War: Preserving the Voices of those who Served
Born of War is a new film in production that tells the personal stories of those who served in...
Scots are finally waking up to their role in the British Empire
From soldiers to opium traders, no group was more enthusiastic about building an overseas dominion...
he Fate of the Dancing Girl: Partition, Restitution, and the...
The bronze figurine of the Dancing Girl of Mohenjo Daro was made 4500 years ago by the Indus Valley...
The Elgin Marbles: A Case for Restitution
History Reclaimed has published several articles defending the retention of the Elgin Marbles in...
Indian and Pakistani views on Mountbatten’s Handling of Indian...
Historians of the independence and partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 are routinely critical...
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Colonialism did not cause the Indian famines
Accusations that Britain drained India of resources and starved Indians to death are nothing new in...
Was there anti-Irish racism in Britain in the postwar period?
The notorious sign “No Irish no blacks no dogs”, supposedly widespread in rented accommodation, has...
Did the British loot India?
The history of the British empire has become an ideological battle ground. The loudest voices have...
The Myth of New World Genocide
Jeff Fynn-Paul is a Lecturer in History at the University of Leiden. His research interests include...
Reviews
“Not Your Victim” by Marie Kawthar Daouda: Book...
Dr Mark Stocker reviews Not Your Victim by Marie Kawthar Daouda, an intelligent and courageous...
Institutions
Misrepresenting newspapers
In a liberal political system, a free press plays a major role. Nowhere has this been more so than...
Empires
The Myth of Millions. Rethinking Hispaniola Before Columbus
The use of genetic data and genomics is revising down our estimates of the population of the pre...
Slavery
The Benin Bronzes: A reply to Sophia, Emily and Sarah, students...
Mike Wells, a longstanding commentator on the Benin Bronzes, discusses their history and the bogus...
People
Why would the Bank of England replace Churchill with a hedgehog...
The Bank of England is proposing to replace the great figures who adorn British banknotes with...
Ideas
Land Acknowledgement Fails to Acknowledge Facts
It has become customary in the Anglosphere to recognize native peoples as the first and true...
Racism
Bethwell Ogot, Seen from Britain
Bethwell Ogot (1929-2025) was a Kenyan historian who studied in Britain and who was widely admired...
Events
History Reclaimed Newsletter Summer 2026
Welcome to the History Reclaimed Summer 2026 newsletter. From debunking pre-Columbian population...
Museums, the Benin Bronzes and repatriation
Repatriation of Artefacts: A Recipe for Disaster
The Benin Bronzes are slated to return home to Nigeria. In their new home, they'll likely encounter...
Where are Nigeria’s Benin Bronzes?
Authorities in Nigeria have for years been demanding the repatriation of ‘Benin Bronzes’. But many...
Why is Britain making reparations to the heirs of slave owners?
Several major British institutions have announced their intention of giving valuable artefacts to...
Repatriation considered – A History Reclaimed podcast
Tiffany Jenkins is a writer, author and broadcaster. Her next book Strangers and Intimates: The...
An Open Letter to the Master of Jesus College, Cambridge
On 27 October, Jesus College held an elaborate ceremony to hand over a ‘Benin Bronze’ to its former...
Benin Bronzes: who has the moral right to decide?
HR has recently been contacted by the Restitution Study Group, speaking on behalf of descendants of...
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Why toppling statues is (almost always) wrong
Dr Mark Stocker is an art historian whose research is in late eighteenth to early-mid twentieth century art, particularly British and New Zealand art and especially sculpture, public monuments and numismatics (coins and medals)...
