History Today

On its centenary, Maurice Powicke traced the history of the Lanchashire educational establishment.

Doreen  & Geoffrey Agnew relate the tale of Lawrence's Waterloo Collection, his tour of Europe, and portraits of contemporary political heavyweights

W.G. Hoskins pays an historical visit to Exeter.

D.H. Pennington on the man chiefly responsible for passing the Reform Act.

Christopher Sykes on an influential, eventful - though entirely fictional - parliamentary career.

C.H.N. Routh records the travels and travails of the Boer pioneers

Arnold N. Shimmin pays an historical visit to the inventive Yorkshire city.

Julian Huxley traces the development of writing and language, and expounds on its meaning for humanity.

A.P. Ryan introduces the Grand Old Man of the nineteenth century Conservative Party.

Henry Bashford looks back at the birth of one of modern medicine's pillars.