A Wolf finds a series of reasons for making a meal of a little Lamb, but it turns out he did not really need them.

The Jay Treaty can be seen as the start of the ‘special relationship’ between Britain and America.

In 1846, Daniel O’Connell stood up in the House of Commons to draw attention to the Great Hunger in Ireland, and to plead for a swift response.

Incompetence, arrogance and some mischievous propaganda all conspired to throw India into chaos.

Economist Adam Smith warned that when Western commercial interests get involved in policy-making abroad, war and want are sure to follow.

The Scottish missionary and medic believed that slavery could better be eradicated by trade than by force.