David Hipshon

Richard III

David Hipshon outlines the career of the most controversial king ever to have occupied the English throne.

Published August 18 2011

Heroes in British History

David Hipshon regrets the degree to which our history syllabuses have censored the roles of British heroes.

Published March 5 2009

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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.