Pat Murphy • Nelson Voice

J.F.K. dug a deep hole in his relationship with Khrushchev

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jun 4, 2021

While the president’s domestic popularity was high, he met a Soviet leader who showed him no respect as a result of the Bay of Pigs disaster

Posted by Pat Murphy | May 27, 2021

As historically-inspired dramas go, the eight-part PBS series Atlantic Crossing is unusually authentic

Posted by Pat Murphy | May 19, 2021

Recent election results provided a comfortable majority for parties committed to a second referendum on Scottish independence

Posted by Pat Murphy | May 11, 2021

Rather than being delivered to a firing squad or scaffold, Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena, a remote island in the South Atlantic

Posted by Pat Murphy | May 2, 2021

If Brexit has put wind in Scottish nationalist sails, it has also upped the complexity. Pulling off a successful secession has gotten tougher