Welcome to the History Reclaimed Summer 2026 newsletter. From debunking pre-Columbian population...
Latest Articles
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...
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...
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...
I don’t know what is worse about Zohran Mamdani: his ignorance...
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s call for the Koh-i-Noor diamond restitution exposes deep historical...
“Not Your Victim” by Marie Kawthar Daouda: Book...
Dr Mark Stocker reviews Not Your Victim by Marie Kawthar Daouda, an intelligent and courageous...
Land Acknowledgement Fails to Acknowledge Facts
It has become customary in the Anglosphere to recognize native peoples as the first and true...
The Gravest Crime: Ghana and Slavery
The state of Ghana took the lead in March 2026 in the passing of a United Nations' resolution...
Mindless: How the Education System is Indoctrinating Children...
Dr. Bella d'Abrera, a founder of History Reclaimed, discusses her new book on the ideological...
The History Reclaimed Spring 2026 newsletter.
From History Reclaimed. Kings, empires and reparations fill our pages, though there is also a...
Popular Posts
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
The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of Slavery and the...
This British monarchy slavery book review assesses The Crown’s Silence by Brooke Newman, examining...
Institutions
The National Trust and Eugenics, or Physician, Heal Thyself
The National Trust has been assiduous in finding connections with slavery and empire in its...
Empires
How the Church Commissioners relied on bogus history to denounce...
Professor Richard Dale, an expert on the history of the South Sea Company, sums up the historical...
Slavery
How the Church Commissioners relied on bogus history to denounce...
Professor Richard Dale, an expert on the history of the South Sea Company, sums up the historical...
People
Cecil Rhodes: a critical response to Professor William Beinart
It is sometimes asserted that Cecil John Rhodes is a 'problematical' figure. This was the case in...
Ideas
The Royal Navy made Britain impossible to invade. Now we face a...
Naval Weakness invites aggression, and we have never been so vulnerable since the Dutch fleet...
Racism
Bethwell Ogot, Seen from Britain
Bethwell Ogot (1929-2025) was a Kenyan historian who studied in Britain and who was widely admired...
Events
Honouring Our War Dead
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is one of our great institutions. It looks after a million...
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)...
