Religion

Michael Grant analyses the cult of Mithras and its importance to the ancients.

The ruthless archbishop died on May 15th, AD 913.

In the 1800s Rome became a microcosm for great power rivalries. E.L. Devlin describes a case of ambassadorial privilege that caused controversy between the papacy and the king of France.

The founder of the Baha'i religious movement proclaimed his vision on April 21st, 1863.

In 1952, the Society of Friends celebrated its tercentenary. One of the Quakers' greatest achievements was the founding of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1681. By Henry J. Cadbury.

Elizabeth Wiskemann re-examines a period of transition between the House of Savoy's reign and the dominance of the Pope in Italy.

S.M. Toyne draws upon Guy Fawkes’ background in an effort to better understand his single-minded motivation.

Atheism today is widely perceived to be the opposite of spirituality. This assumption is turned on its head when we look at the neglected origins of the Victorian ‘non-believing’ movement, epitomised by the controversial freethinker, William Stewart Ross, says Alastair Bonnett. 

Hugh Trevor-Roper recounts how the “Cromwellian Exiles” returned from abroad to restore the English Church's episcopal structure.

Gerald Cobb explores secrets of the capital's ecclesiastical architecture.

T. Charles Edwards on the position of Catholics in Victorian England.

Christopher Dawson profiles the historical writing of "the last of the encyclopaedists".

J. Guthrie Oliver discusses a major source of funds for both medieval England and the Church.