Gurinder Chadha's Raj film Viceroy's House begins with an ominous warning: "History is written by the victors". It sure is.
"Why are we talking about this in the White House?" he is said to have asked at one meeting, warning, "History will not judge this kindly".
At a seminar this week held by the Political Studies Association – electoral number-crunchers of the kind who monitor Plaid Cymru's council results – Professor John Curtice gave Labour a dark warning: history showed a party can't win without soaring ahead in the years before an election, and Labour's lead is far too feeble.
Falling oil prices were one of the principal reasons for the collapse in the Soviet economy, and some economists are warning of history repeating itself.
On Saturday morning, Putin, unsurprisingly, offered up ritual bluster and outrage, calling the strikes "an act of aggression against a sovereign state that is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism," and warning that "history will put everything in its place," citing U.S. interventions in Yugoslavia, Iraq, and Libya.
But what you fear is that, like some character in a young-adult adventure novel, Rosenthal has been transported back in time to that crucial night on the Titanic, but no one believes his warnings, history prevails, the ship sinks, the mentally ill become homeless.
Glaxo issued the first profits warning in its history last year.
Yet, these conversations often omit an important perpetrator warning sign: a history of violence against women.
Secondly, the file details your repay ment history, warning lenders if you have been in arrears or have defaulted on a credit agreement.
But at their best they offer "decision support," reminding the doctor of a test you might need, pointing out a worrisome trend in your health history, warning against prescribing the wrong drug, and providing instant access to textbooks and journals.
The History Teachers Associationn of Australia told the review the existing depth studies provided students "with the opportunity to understand the emergence of western civilisation and democratic principles as well as Australia's rich history", warning the addition of more mandatory units could exacerbate overcrowding concerns.
