War

How Esmond Romilly went from being a posh Wellington schoolboy to a fierce anti-fascist... The British aristocracy has produced a number of over the years, but few so deeply committed to the cause as Esmond Romilly.

“How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause?” Time and again, students have led the fight against oppression and totalitarianism.

The story of the British radical you probably haven't heard of... There’s a passionate internationalist tradition among British radicals. Through thick and thin, many figures on the left have shown solidarity with radical struggles around the world.

Born on 3rd September 1859, Jean Jaurès was the leader of the French Socialist Party Jean Jaurès, killed on the 31st of July, 1914, was one of the very first fatalities of the Great War.