In the middle ages, pilgrimages were the ‘holiday’ du jour. Many of the journeys, mainly taken on foot, are unimaginable for us today. Tom Oliver records the most noted pilgrimages alongside some of the more unusual routes.
Nothing great is ever easy
While we think of travel as a leisure activity, some take it to extremes. Lloyd Hammett looks at some of these epic adventures.
Opulence on the Orient Express
The Orient Express is the ultimate travel fantasy. It’s journeys were notorious for their glamour and exoticism, opening the east to western travellers like never before. Stephen Wears looks at the legend and legacy of the Orient Express.
Advertising empire
Advertising gained new momentum in the Victorian era, not least because of the exotic trading afforded by the Empire. Katherine Almond analyse the effect of Empire on advertising, from the eugenics of the Victorian Empire to the ‘Empire Made’ products of the 1950s and 60s – the last bastion of Empire at home.
Graham Hughes BA (Manchester) goes global
History undergraduates are often asked “so what will you do after your degree?” as if having a history degree dooms you to a life of unavoidable failure. No longer! Next time maybe you should answer “I don’t know. Maybe travel to every single country on earth!”, because that’s what Manchester Politics and Modern History graduate Continue Reading