He is the author of more than 180 books, mainly but not exclusively on 18th-century British politics and international relations, and has been described by one commentator as "the most prolific historian of our time". He has published on military and political history, including Warfare in the Western World, 1882-1975 (2001) and The World in the Twentieth Century (2002).
About Recovered History
Our mission
The abuse of history for political purposes is as old as history itself. In recent years, we have seen campaigns to rewrite the history of several democratic nations in ways that undermine their solidarity as communities, their sense of accomplishment, and even their very legitimacy.
These “culture wars”, waged in the media, in public spaces, in museums, universities, schools, public services, local governments, businesses and even churches, are particularly virulent in North America, in Australasia and the United Kingdom. Activists argue that “facing” a past presented as extremely and lastingly shameful and laden with guilt is the path to a better, more just future. We see no evidence that this is true. On the contrary, tendentious, even manifestly false, readings of history create or aggravate divisions, resentments, even violence. We don’t think our stories are uniformly praiseworthy – that would be absurd. But we reject as equally absurd the claim that they are fundamentally shameful.
We agree that history is made up of many opinions and many voices. But that doesn't mean all opinions are valid, and certainly none should be imposed as a new orthodoxy. We intend to challenge distortions of history and provide context, explanation and balance in a debate in which dogmatism is too often preferred over analysis and condemnation over understanding.
Who we are
We are an independent group of scholars with a wide range of opinions on many topics, but sharing the belief that history requires careful interpretation of complex evidence and should not be a vehicle for easy propaganda. We established the History Reclaimed Group as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee; directors and co-editors are not paid.
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00:00 – Presentation
01:27 – Conference
31:12 – Questions and answers
31:40 – Repairs
37:29 – Was slavery responsible for Britain's wealth and economic development?
40:02 – How much money was paid to slave owners by the taxpayer?
42:36 – Is slave labor inherently inefficient?
45:09 – Russian serfs
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