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In eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain, sailors occupied a paradoxical place in the national imagination. They were idealized as the heroic defenders of the nation, yet they were also stigmatized as brutish, misanthropic, and promiscuous. Naval officers described th…

The life of General Sir James Abbott (1807 -1896) provides an entry into the relationship between Britons and Indians in the first half of the nineteenth century. Abbott's life forces a reconsideration of the standard historiography that Britons and Indians were separating as a …

Rebels haven’t always been sexy. In fact, throughout history “fighting the power” has often revealed the ugliest side of human nature. Of course, sometimes rebellion is necessary, even if it isn’t pretty, but it should never be considered lightly. So, under what circumstances is…