History Today
In Search of Lost Time
This winter I shall be rereading A la recherche du temps perdu. It is not, I concede, everyone's idea of evening relaxation by the fire-side. But those who have come to love this sinuous masterpiece will know well the kind of delights I anticipate.
What is the History of Popular Culture? (iii)
Jeffrey Richards answers
What is the History of Popular Culture? (v)
Stephen Yeo ends our discussion...
What is the History of Popular Culture? (i)
'All human life is there'. But is it - and can it be interpreted on a par with the chronicles of the great and good? Five social historians discuss the relevance of history without 'kings and things'.
What is the History of Popular Culture? (ii)
Historians ask, what constitutes the history of popular culture?
Tudor Collections and Collectors
Much Tudor art may not have been 'home-grown' but its form and subject matter tells us a great deal about England's 'natural rulers'.
William the Conqueror and Battle Abbey
William's persistent determination to build an abbey on the exact site of his victory at Hastings underlines its importance as a symbol of the Norman Conquest.
What is the History of Popular Culture? (iv)
Dai Smith, senior lecturer at University College, Cardiff, offers his thoughts.
'99 per cent perspiration'
Ronald Hutton on why it is a miracle for professional historians to publish books.