Henry VIII spent astronomical amounts on military fortifications from the Scottish border to the South Coast of England. Marcus Merriman discusses the locations and architecture of these fortifications.
William Sessions on the connections of the charismatic courtier-poet who in a short and ill-fated life bridged the aristocratic Renaissance cultures of the Continent and the lifestyle of Henry VIII's court.
David Starkey provides an introduction to the remarkable ruler and places his achievements in a European context.
Maria Dowling considers the contribution of Henry VIII's queens in promoting new learning and religion at the Tudor court.
David Chandler enters a plea for a more sensitive treatment for Europe’s great battlefields.
Robert Thorne on monumental records on the move.
Hugh Purcell examines the impact on either side of the Atlantic of Ken Burns’s tour de force, The Civil War.
Richard Cavendish paddles along with the Coracle Society.
Keith Nurse reveals news of Anglo-Saxon jewellery find in Suffolk.
Lord Byron has gone down in history as the 'poet at war' supporting the Greek struggle for independence, but here Richard Lansdown uncovers his involvement with another mysterious nationalist group in 19th-century Italy, a tale of secrecy, symbolism and masonic rituals.
