The Norman World of Art
Anglo-Saxon art gave way to Romanesque under the Conqueror and his successors, but the change was more gradual and less one-sided than the political changes might lead us to suppose.
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The Littlecote Curate's Egg
Sarah Jane Checkland visits a 15th-century Wiltshire Manor House.
A Chosen People? The English Church and the Reformation
Was the Protestant Church of Elizabeth the catalyst for a new patriotism, based on a special sense of English destiny and divine guidance?
The Monastic Revival
Intellectual sharpness and an aggressive building programme marked the Norman transformation of English monasticism.
New Light on Dark Age London
Stephen Williams investigates the excavations at Leadenhall Court of the surviving portion of Roman London’s Forum- Basilica.
England in Europe 1066-1453
Nigel Saul takes a look at the significance of the Norman conquest.
Domesday Rebound
Domesday's facelift for its 900th birthday reflects modern scholarship's changing taste as well as the new priorities of conservation.
Lugard and Colonial Nigeria - Towards an Identity?
'More like sovereign heads of state than servants of the same British Crown' - the rivalry and 'diplomacy' of imperial proconsuls hampered the creation of Nigeria between 1900 and 1914.
The Origins of Christianity
J K Elliot examines sources on the New Testament and early Christians.
The Old and New Worlds of Mardi Gras
How an all-American celebration evolved from the pre-Lent carnivals of the Old World.