Simon Ditchfield

The Jesuits: In the Making of a World Religion

Simon Ditchfield looks at the achievement of Ignatius Loyola and sees the Society of Jesus, which he founded, as the first organization with a truly global reach.

Published June 18 2007

The Roman Catholic Church

Simon Ditchfield reviews this new history of the Catholic Church.

Published March 21 2007

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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.