Issue 62 December 2008

Edward Heath

Robert Pearce attempts to put the Prime Minister of 1970-74 into historical perspective.

Henry VIII and Religion

By positioning him firmly within the changing context of his times, Lucy Wooding sees coherence in Henry VIII’s religious policies.

Piedmont in the 1850s

Mark Rathbone asks why the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia emerged in the 1850s as the likely unifier of Italy.