Anthony Bryer

Sir Steven Runciman: The Spider, the Owl and the Historian

Anthony Bryer considers the life and work of this great historian, who died in November 2000.

Published April 17 2001

Do They Know It's Christmas?

Anthony Bryer takes a Byzantine view of time and identity.

Published January 3 2001

The Tomb of Christ

Martin Biddle

Published September 30 1999

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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.