One of the young officers who overthrew King Farouq in 1952, Nasser was 36 years old when he became the undisputed leader of Egypt. In 1956 he nationalised the Suez Canal, braving the anger of Britain, France and war with Israel.

Dr Anne Alexander is the Co-ordinator of the Cambridge Digital Humanities Network and is based at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. Her published articles include Mubarak in the International Arena, Brothers-in-arms? The Egyptian military, the Ikhwan and the revolutions of 1952 and 2011, and The Egyptian Experience: Sense and Nonsense of the Internet Revolution