Robert Stradling

Holding Fire on Hampshire's Heritage

Tony Aldous takes a look at the establishment of county teams, set up for the preservation of historical buildings around the country.

Published March 31 1995

Franco's Irish Volunteers

Robert Stradling uncovers the tale of the Irishmen who went off to fight for the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War and the reaction they provoked, then and now.

Published March 1 1995

The Death of Don Juan: Murder, Myth and Mayhem in Madrid

Robert Stradling presents an intriguing new interpretation as to who the legendary Lothario actually was, and lifts the lid on questions of conspiracy and sexual identity in 17th-century Spain.

Published April 30 1993

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Lords of the Northern Forest

The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the central forces moulding the development of the vast tracts of land that today are Canada - but as Barry Gough explains here, the circumstances of its launch in 1670 also reveal much about the commercial forces, personalities and rivalries of Restoration England.