He wasn’t an anarchist. He didn’t manage to blow up parliament. He wasn’t even the mastermind behind the Gunpowder plot. Why then do we remember Guy Fawkes in the way we do? Why has his very image become synonymous with resistance to authority and promotion of anarchy? Guido Fawkes was born Guy Fawkes on the Continue Reading
Christmas Controversy
The Christmas Controversy is a media and social talking point every year during the festive season. As a culture which often has an unquestioned excitement about Christmas, the Christmas Controversy provides a counterbalance to the status quo. One part of the Christmas controversy is its decreasing connection to Christianity and being seen as an increasingly Continue Reading
The Inspiration of Christmas
Despite the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus altering dramatically throughout history, the ideas underpinning the annual Christmas festival have persistently provided a source of human inspiration. Although the eating, dancing and gift-giving which epitomized Christmas celebrations throughout the High Middle Ages closely resembles our current festivities, Christian understandings of how Christmas should be Continue Reading
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Known as the bloodiest day in mob history, the 14th February 1929 will forever be known as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Seven members of the North Side Irish gang and their mechanic were lined up against the inside wall of the garage at 2212 North Clark Street, Chicago and murdered by four still unconfirmed Continue Reading
Celebrating Women: The Fight against Gender Inequality
‘Remember the dignity of your womanhood. Do not appeal, do not beg, do not grovel. Take courage, join hands, stand beside us, fight with us’ – Christabel Pankhurst From Christabeland Emmeline Pankhurst to Pragna Patel, throughout history women have fought against the oppressive shackles that bind them to motherhood and the home. Whilst our society Continue Reading