Nathaniel Hawthorne: Consul at Liverpool
The novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, wrote Charlotte Lindgren, found much to criticize both in Great Britain and in his own country.
Volume 26 Issue 8 August 1976
Medieval Hospitals of England
During the Middle Ages, writes Courtney Dainton, English hospitals continued to flourish until the beginning of the fifteenth century.
Lieutenant General Sir Harry Smith
William Seymour describes the fifty-four years Harry Smith served as a Rifleman, with service at Buenos Aires, Badajos, and in India and South Africa.
Corelli and the Violin
Owain Edwards profiles one of the most eminent Italian composers and performers.
Christian Renegades and Barbary Corsairs
Stephen Clissold describes how many Christian prisoners in sixteenth and seventeenth century North Africa embraced the Islamic faith, willingly serving their new masters.
A Royal Patrimony: The Prado Museum and Spanish History
Jan Read traces how Spain's people, their royals, and their most famous museum have developed together.
1814: The Last Napoleonic Victories
Patrick Turnbull describes how, during the two months that preceded his abdication at Fontainebleau, Napoleon performed ‘prodigies of genius’.