Manchester Historian

Student newspaper for the University of Manchester's History Department

Monday 25th December 2017 | Manchester, UK

Michael Cass

History Society in Amsterdam

History Society in Amsterdam

Didn’t make it to Amsterdam with the History Society? Michael Cass reveals all.

Trading on tradition

The commercialisation of Christmas is often lamented as one of the great tragedies of the twentieth century. Michael Cass and James Eatwell examine where this process began and follow it through to the present day.

The rise and fall of the British coal industry

The annual price hike from energy companies has just been announced to widespread outrage. James Eatwell and Michael Cass return to the golden age of British energy and chart the rise and subsequent fall of our domestic coal industry.

The roots of the modern university

Michael Cass details the origins of universities from the establishment of the University of Bologna in the eleventh century.

Bubbles: a market phenomenon

Market bubbles have existed for as long as there have been markets. Examples of major bubbles can be seen throughout history. Holland in the 1630s experienced a bubble centred on More »