Books and Alphabets
Julian Huxley traces the development of writing and language, and expounds on its meaning for humanity.
History Today
British Prime Ministers: Salisbury
A.P. Ryan introduces the Grand Old Man of the nineteenth century Conservative Party.
The Foundations of Modern Surgery II: The Coming of Antisepsis
Henry Bashford looks back at the birth of one of modern medicine's pillars.
Roger van der Weyden and the Court of Burgundy
F.M. Godfrey describes the life of an important late medieval painter of royal subjects.
Generalship in the First Civil War 1642-1644
A.H. Burne assesses the achievements of the leading generals of the first English Civil War.
The Incorrigible Habit: A Study of Dress Reform in England
Quentin Bell looks at the revolutions at work within fashion over the years, rational and otherwise.
Meat from Argentina: The History of a National Industry
A.L. Lloyd savours modern Argentina, “a civilization of horses, cattle and leather”.
Martin Chuzzlewit and the America of 1842
H.G. Nicholas asks whether Dickens' portrayal of the USA of the 1840s, found in Martin Chuzzlewit, is a fair one.
The Social Structure of England Part II
In the second of a two part series, G.D.H. Cole analyses and compares several sets of census data to guage an accurate portrait of class demographics in Britain.
Admiral Lord Rodney
William James assesses the tumultuous naval career of George Brydges Rodney, the British admiral first credited with the tactic of 'breaking the line'.