Interwar History Articles
The Interwar period was a time of reconstruction, social change, and the uneasy peace between the world wars. As nations rebuilt and new ideologies took root, the groundwork for future conflicts and alliances was laid, defining much of the 20th century.
Appeasement: An Introduction
Just twenty years after the War to End All Wars, Britain was once again at war with Germany. With hindsight a second conflagration had seemed inevitable, so did Britain sleepwalk into a world war that could have been avoided?
Amundsen’s Last Expedition
Shortly after 4pm on 18 June 1928, the flying boat carrying the great polar explorer Roald Amundsen on his last expedition was seen by a Norwegian fisherman flying over the Arctic ocean into 'a bank of fog that rose up over the horizon…and disappeared before our eyes' – and it was never seen again.
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by Mark Piesing
Edward VIII and the Abdication Crisis
On 11 December 1936, Edward VIII abdicated after spending just 11 months on the throne. His reason was simple: he wanted to marry the socially-unacceptable love of his life, Wallis Simpson. This left a trail of intrigue, rumour and recrimination that still lingers on today.
