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British universities are facing up to the challenges posed by universities in Asia and the Americas, with five higher education institutions in the global top ten.

In itself the Byzantine Empire was longer lived in comparison with many other empires, lasting for over a thousand years.

Christmas cards were invented as a favor to a friend and went on to become a big business with opportunities for artists, writers, printers, and engravers.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a fundamental document that helped establish basic human rights and provided the framework of the Revolution.

How good or bad everyday the life in the Middle Ages was often dependent upon where people lived as well as their social and economic status.

Originally the Portuguese had only reached the continent of Africa in order to establish trade links with China and India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa.

The theory of alienation were often used to understand as well as to evaluate economic, historical, and political developments.

The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital demonstrated the strong link between Karl Marx and historical materialism in his attempts to promote the rise of the proletariat.

The Legislative Assembly was one of the early ruling bodies during the French Revolution. Lasting less than a year, it collapsed under a constitutional crisis.

Lenin and the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia as a consequence of the October Revolution during 1917. They faced many opponents determined to end their regime.

The Queen's Master of Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, has finished his latest Christmas carol. The text and music were inspired by the northern islands of Orkney.

Elaine Bousfield chose the Chorlton Arts Festival as the perfect way to launch her first young adult novel, Albion. It is the first offering in the Jewel Keepers trilogy

Following the Reign of Terror, a number of French radicals led by Maximilien Robespierre were arrested and guillotined as outlaws. This led to the Executive Directory.

The rise of pulp fiction coincides with the rise of literacy and consumerism. This article outlines the growth of the pulps from the 1920s to the present day.

Alan Turing, a mathematical genius, cracked the Enigma code. Before commiting suicide he wrote about A.I, computing & philosophy and is now known as 'the father of A.I.'

Brief biography and works of author Anthony Burgess, known for his portrayal of a violent youth in his famous novel.

The most challenging problem with MRSA is its resistance to antibiotics. A 2004 study shows promise that essential oils may twart the MRSA's ability to mutate and resist.

In many respects the Italians were in a similar position to the Germans when it came down to the colonisation of Africa, latecomers to the imperial game.

The khopesh was the distinctive sickle-shaped sword used by Ancient Egyptians from the third to first millennia BC. Its forms of use were equally distinctive.

The March on Versailles was a changing point in the early days of the French Revolution. It not only set the groundwork for the fall of the king, but gave women a role.

The National Constituent Assembly was established in 1789 and lasted two years, helping to establish the foundations of the French Revolution.

The National Convention governed France during the period of the French Revolution known as the Reign of Terror. Led primarily by the Jacobins, it lasted until 1795.

In Peony Rockii and Gansu Mudan, Will McLewin and Dezhong Chen have written a technical book about Chinese tree peonies.

Brief biography of English scientist James Lovelock who introduced the Gaia hypothesis that the Earth is a single living organism evolving to sustain itself.

The 'Dream of the Rood' is a definitive masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon poetry allowing the reader a small glimpse into the early Anglo-Saxon's adoption of Christianity.

France had the most numbers of colonies in Africa after Great Britain. French colonies included Algeria and Tunisa

Following economic despair, King Louis XVI calls for a meeting of French representatives. During the meeting, the National Assembly is founded and the Revolution began.

The French Directory was a group of five directors who held executive power from 1795 until 1799. It oversaw the expansion of the French Revolutionary Wars.

The Jacobin Club was the most powerful political organization in France during the French Revoluion. It was formed in Versailles during the Estates-General of 1789.

A group of deputies met on June 20, 1789, in a tennis court to establish the foundations of the French Republic. This action established the National Assembly.

Williams Tube, the first random access computer memory, and a predecessor of modern RAM, was invented and tested in 1947 on Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine.

Wittgenstein famously advised his students to give up philosophy: despite being labelled anti-philosophical, he singlehandedly revolutionised people's view of philosophy.

The definitive biography of the man, his life and work as mathematician, war time code breaker and computer pioneer is Alan Turing, the Enigma by Andrew Hodges.

Alan Turing was one of Britain's greatest thinkers of the 20th century who defined modern computing and artificial intelligence. He has subsequently become a gay icon.

The celebration of empire in Great Britain was characterized by a repertoire of patriotic and nationalistic songs, ballads, and marches evoking intense pride.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral international financial organisation, was established May 29, 1990.

A concise overview of the Chartist Movement of the early to mid-19th century, concentrating on its impact and the course of events in Yorkshire.

Lucrezia di Francesco Tornabuoni de Medici (1427 - 1482) was born, married and patroness to her home of Florence, Italy, during the early Renaissance (ca. 1450 - 1600).

James Bond has emerged as one of the most recognizable names in the spy genre of film and books. Yet, this sexist attitude towards women is antiquated and in poor taste.

The role of patronage in the Christian tradition has its roots in the history of the martyrs during the Roman period.