Religion's Role in the Glorious Revolution
Bill Speck considers the three-cornered manoeuvrings between Anglicanism, Dissent and Catholicism that culminated in the events of 1688-89.
History Today
The Later Stuarts - A Glorious Restoration?
John Morrill argues that recent scholarship is re-shaping our view of the fortunes of monarchy and Parliament between 1660 and 1688.
Anti-Popery and the London Mob, 1688
Robert Beddard chronicles the indiscriminate orgy of looting and destruction unleashed in the vacuum between James' flight and William's arrival in the capital.
James II's Two Rebellions
Why did Monmouth fail and William of Orange succeed? Robin Clifton investigates the tale of two rebellions.
A New Coat for Castle Coole
A colourful account on the reopening of Castle Coole, the eighteenth century home in Northern Ireland.
Barricades of Yesteryear...
Douglas Johnson reflects on the life and death of General de Gaulle.
Devon's Copper Phoenix
Tony Aldous describes the restoration of Morwellham which was once one of the greatest copper ports in the Victorian empire.
The American Roots of Contract Compliance
John Carr examines the treatment of race and equality in America in comparison with Great Britain.
Imagining History
A few questions are posed on the 'magic of history' in the twentieth century.