At first allowed by the British politicians “only just as much space as he could stand upon” Queen Victoria’s Consort, nevertheless, succeeded in setting the pattern for modern constitutional monarchy, as G.H.L. LeMay here shows.
Arthur Waley describes Chinese civilization in the first and second centuries AD.
The year 1980 is being celebrated throughout the world as the fifteen-hundredth anniversary of the birth of St Benedict, whose rule, explains Henry Loyn, has been the leading inspiration for monastic life in the Western church.
David Nicholls examines the central position of Satan in early modern French popular culture.
E. William Monter on the role of France and Italy in the development of witchcraft in Europe.
Antonia Gransden on historical writing in medieval England.
Professor W. A. Coupe suggests, on the basis of the popular cartoon of the period, that the Emperor's person was the object of sustained criticism which seemed to augur well for the future political development of Germany.
Graham Seal explores the life and legend of Ned Kelly.
Gustav Henningsen on the Navarre witch-trials of the 17th century.
