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The Reformer as Prophet and Saint: 16th Century Images of Luther
Bob Scribner looks at contemporary views of the Protestant reformer, Martin Luther.
The Political Masks of Martin Luther
How the life of 16th-Century Reformer Martin Luther contributed to the future of Germany, even the rise of Fascism, as Thomas A. Brady, Jr. discusses...
Mourning the Death of Prince Albert
Elisabeth Darby and Nicola Smith look at the impact of the death and funeral of Prince Albert, on both Queen Victoria and the nation.
Tom Paine in France
Stuart Andrews shows how, in his person and in his writings, Tom Paine forms a link between the two great revolutions of the late eighteenth century - the American and the French.
Why Work?
Roger Opie begins our special feature on the work ethic, including a bibliography by Patrick Joyce
The Work Ethic in the 1930s
Chris Cook continues our special feature on the Work Ethic.
The Bakers of France
Daniel Bertaux presents an oral history of a traditional French industry.
1883 Cup Final: 'Patricians' v 'Plebians'
Until 1883, the Football Association Cup was won every year by former public schoolboys. As Christopher Andrew shows here, at the Cup Final that May, a working-class team from Lancashire snatched the honours from the Old Etonians.