Historical Reviews
Patrick O’Brien reviews history reviewers, finds them wanting and recommends reform.
Patrick Brien
Taxation 1688-1914
Patrick O'Brian evaluates the costs and benefits of Hanoverian and Victorian government.
Did Europe's Mercantilist Empires Pay?
Trade may have followed the flag, but was there enough stimulus in imperialism to aid national bank balances and development from 1500 onwards? Patrick O'Brien sifts the evidence.