England

Martin Henig, interviewed by Tony Morris, shares a beaker of wine with the Emperor Hadrian.

Richard Cavendish describes the race in which Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile, on May 6th, 1954.

John Matusiak referees the debate about the influence of Henry VIII’s son.

Angela McShane Jones asks what depictions in broadsides of Mary II with her breasts exposed, tell us about 17th-century popular attitudes to royalty.

The loss of the medieval Duchy of Normandy during the reign of King John has had a far-reaching impact on Britain.

The Hampton Court Conference opened on January 14th, 1604. The most important product of the conference was the King James Bible.

A group of second-year students from Southampton University present the results of a collaborative research project.

Simon Thurley explains why the first Stuarts kept the great Tudor palace virtually intact.

Marika Sherwood reveals the state of our knowledge – and ignorance – about a period of our multi-racial past.