Alexandria: The Cultural and Intellectual Heart of the World

Written by Lee Clarke Alexandria: The cultural and intellectual heart of the world Alexander the Great has become one of history’s most legendary figures and for good reason. He is remembered as one of history’s greatest conquerors who reached as far as parts of India. He also managed to conquer Egypt and in the process …

WW2 by Country: Who Participated and On Which Side?

Written by David Astill World War 2 By Country: Who Participated and On Which Side? It is well known who the major Allied and Axis countries were, and who fought on which side of the war, but there were a lot more countries involved than most people actually realise. Here, I have formed a comprehensive …

Between Two Worlds: The Anglo-Indians of Colonial India

Written by Lee Clarke Between Two Worlds: The Anglo-Indians of Colonial India The British were in the Indian subcontinent for almost 300 years, in the beginning the British employers of the East India Company didn’t have many British women to choose from and a lot of them ended up forming relationships with local Indian women. …

Albert Camus

Written by Lee Clarke Albert Camus: ‘The conscious of the West’ – What can he teach us today? Albert Camus, along with his friends and fellow thinkers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir became one of the most famous intellectuals of the second half of the 20th century. As well as this. Camus was also …