Clare College, Cambridge has removed four portraits of famous alumni from its Hall. History...
Author - Lawrence Goldman
Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution: A Dissent
In this review of the recently published book by Maxine Berg and Pat Hudson, Slavery, Capitalism...
Gladstone, the BBC and the contempt for national history
In this article, first published in The Spectator on 26 August 2023, Lawrence Goldman, Executive...
The trouble with Tate Britain
The gallery's 'rehang' is an exercise in selective amnesia
No, California Should Not Pay for Reparations
An investigation by California’s state government has just concluded that its African- American...
The Royal Family and Slavery – Leave History to the...
In recent weeks we have learnt that a research project is underway to investigate the British...
Forgive Us Our Trespasses, All of Them: Oxbridge colleges...
Trinity College, Cambridge has just announced an inquiry into its historic links with slavery...
Remembering Slavery: The City of Liverpool Gets it Right
Liverpool City Council is in the process of 'retaining and explaining' street names around the city...
Whig History or Woke History: Can you spot the difference?
John Maynard Keynes once mused that practical men, without intellectual interest, were nevertheless...
The Bank of England remembers slavery while perpetuating...
Good historical scholarship and learning face many challenges and threats at present. The most...