British Towns and Cities: Nottingham
J.D. Chambers pays an historical visit to the regional capital of the English East Midlands.
Economic History
Churches and Wool: A Study of the Wool Trade in 15th Century England
J. Guthrie Oliver discusses a major source of funds for both medieval England and the Church.
Builders of Industry Part I: John Wilkinson, Ironmaster
W.H. Chaloner considers the life and times of one of Georgian England's foremost industrial figures.
British Towns and Cities: The City of Leeds
Arnold N. Shimmin pays an historical visit to the inventive Yorkshire city.
Meat from Argentina: The History of a National Industry
A.L. Lloyd savours modern Argentina, “a civilization of horses, cattle and leather”.
British Towns and Cities II: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
A.L. Lloyd pays an historical visit to the capital of north-eastern England.
Sir Thomas Lombe (1685-1739) and the British Silk Industry
W. H. Chaloner considers how the Lombes “penetrated the secrets” of the closely guarded silk-throwing machines of Piedmont, and successfully introduced them into England
John Law and the Mississippi Bubble
S. Pollard discusses one of history's most controversial financial reformers.
North-Eastern England in the Eighteenth Century
Sir Lewis Namier shows how, through the growth of mining and the coal-trade, the social and economic character of North-Eastern England was entirely transformed.
The Rise and Fall of the Private Bankers
Nicholas Lane documents how the big branch banks of today have their origins largely in the numerous private banking partnerships, founded in the 17th and 18th centuries.