Wallis Simpson and the Divorce Law
Did the British government suppress evidence that might have prevented Wallis Simpson’s divorce? Edward VIII’s marriage prompted changes to the law, but did it also break it?
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Felice Orsini: Striking a Blow for Freedom?
The consequences of Felice Orsini’s assassination attempt on Napoleon III were momentous and paradoxical.
The Canal du Midi
Andrew Smyth recalls the vision and enterprise of one of Louis XIV’s chief ministers and a Béziers businessman.
Hunting, Hawking and the Early Tudor Gentleman
James Williams considers hunting as the ideal pastime for the nobility in the sixteenth century.
A Kingdom in Crisis: Henry IV and the Battle of Shrewsbury
Alastair Dunn discusses the battle and its repercussions in its 600th anniversary year.
Raiders of the Lost Art
Jonathan Conlin considers the history of heritage panics, from relics to Raphaels.
Deep Time in Kents Cavern
Kents Cavern, Devon, is famous throughout the world for its wealth of archaeology and geology. Margaret Powling investigates the cave’s prehistoric past and looks towards its future.
The Great Smallpox Epidemic
Elizabeth A. Fenn examines a little known catastrophe that reshaped the history of a continent.
Pius X Elected Pope
Richard Cavendish explores the papacy of Pius X, who was elected on August 4th, 1903.