Michael Crowder

The First Meeting of the London County Council in the County Hall Spring Gardens, 1889 by Henry Jamyn Brooks

A Revolution in London Housing

LCC housing architects and their work between 1893 and 1914, by Michael Crowder

Lugard and Colonial Nigeria - Towards an Identity?

'More like sovereign heads of state than servants of the same British Crown' - the rivalry and 'diplomacy' of imperial proconsuls hampered the creation of Nigeria between 1900 and 1914.

The Impact of the Two World Wars on Africa

Taken from two eight-volume enterprises marking the coming of age of African history, Michael Crowder looks at the African reactions to the European colonial presence, rather than with the doings of the Europeans themselves.

The Hostal Niola's Ovando, Santo Domingo

Citadelle Laferrière aerial view from an Army UH-60 Black Hawk during Operation Unified Response

King Christophe's Citadel

Michael Crowder looks at a 19th century Haitian jewel.

Thirty Years of History Today

Michael Crowder looks back over 30 years of history publishing