Flora Macdonald, from Scottish rebel to loyalist
PAT MURPHY in BOOKS: Flora Macdonald helped Boonie Prince Charlie escape to France after the disastrous Battle of Culloden
Tag: History
What Queen Elizabeth II meant to Canada
MICHAEL TAUBE: Irrespective of our different views on the British monarchy, she’ll always be remembered fondly as an important part of the Canadian family
Winston Churchill: ruffian or hero?
PAT MURPHY: Doesn’t matter. He was a very useful guy to have around when the chips were down
Mikhail Gorbachev, from global hero to forgotten man
PAT MURPHY: Gorbachev didn’t grasp the depth of resentment in Eastern Europe or within many of the constituent Soviet republics
It’s time to commemorate Winston Churchill in Calgary
MARK MILKE: A statue of famed Second World War leader Sir Winston Churchill will soon grace downtown Calgary. His leadership contributed to a freer world
Hollywood icons and the Second World War
PAT MURPHY: Some Hollywood legends actually participated in the reality of war, rather than merely on celluloid
Canada’s Fenian years featured some interesting personalities
PAT MURPHY IN BOOKS: A plotter, a spy with an overactive libido and a three-time attempted invader all called themselves Fenians
Fenians used Canada as an Irish revolutionary pawn
PAT MURPHY: There were five armed Fenian incursions into Canada between 1866 and 1871. But they failed and the whole thing eventually petered out
Hereditary empires and the struggle with modernity
PAT MURPHY: Hereditary dynasties could not survive the industrial revolution. Well, except for one
Are we seeing the destruction of democratic capitalism?
LEE HARDING: More than 100 years after H.G. Wells forecast dramatic changes in the world order, the tide appears to be turning
How empires grab and hold on to power
BOOKS: Being recognized as divinely anointed was hugely advantageous. While it didn’t guarantee acquiescence, it was still a formidable asset
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