Making an Atlas of Islam
Francis Robinson explains how his perception of Islam is reflected in his book, Atlas of the Islamic World since 1500 (Phaidon, 1982).
History Today
Cottage Industry and the Factory System
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain when it did? How quickly and decisively did it transform industrial technology, class relations and living standards?
Toil and Technology in Britain and America
Martin Daunton explores 19th century production on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ironbridge: The Cradle of Industrialisation
Barrie Trinder examines the cradle of the Industrial Revolution.
Why Men Fought in the 100 Years War
Patriotism, propaganda, profit - Anthony Tuck finds that these were the motives that led Englishmen to fight in France.
Stalin’s Russia
Christopher Read explores the historiography of Russia under Joseph Stalin.
Augustus Down the Centuries
'History is a reinterpretation of the past which leads to conclusions about the present' wrote Arnaldo Momigliano. Taking that lead, John M. Carter explores the posthumous images of the Roman emperor, Augustus.
Liberalism
Peter Clarke presents a review of the historiography on the topic.
Westerns and United States' History
Edward Countryman explores the relationship between cinematic images and the American history.
The Victorian Shaftesbury
Although Anthony Ashley Cooper, Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, was often described as the ‘Prince of Philanthropists’, he himself was aware of the paradoxes of his responses to the ‘Condition of England question’.