Reading History: The Reformation and the Counter-Reformation
Brendan Bradshaw reveals the persuasive yet contrasting arguments within recent literature on the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.
History Today
The Mansion House 'Racket'
In 1754, the City of London decided to prosecute those Freemen who pleaded Nonconformity to avoid the expense of the office of Sheriff.
From Rebel to Caudillo: Franco's path to power
Providence seems to have smiled on Franco's path to power. But to what degree did the Spanish general manipulate that good fortune?
The Reformer as Prophet and Saint: 16th Century Images of Luther
Bob Scribner looks at contemporary views of the Protestant reformer, Martin Luther.
The Political Masks of Martin Luther
How the life of 16th-Century Reformer Martin Luther contributed to the future of Germany, even the rise of Fascism, as Thomas A. Brady, Jr. discusses...
Pevsner's 'Buildings of England'
Robert Thorne asseses and appreciates Nikolaus Pevsner's approach to the English buildings he so assiduously and so personally surveyed.
Bibles and Dummy Rifles: The Boys' Brigade
Victor Bailey look at the movement that began on the evening of October 4th, 1883, when a young Glasgow Sunday School teacher, William Smith, opened the doors of his Free Church Mission Hall for the first meeting of a voluntary, uniformed youth organisation concerned with the Christian development of adolescent boys.
Forum: In Defence of History
Peter Beck urges an aggressive campaign in the defence of the study of history.