Volume 50 Issue 12 December 2000

Eric Ives looks at the cases of two English monarchs who broke with convention by selecting spouses for reasons of the heart, rather than political convenience.

Charles Maechling argues that the Japanese attack, which took place on December 7th 1941, was partly a response to the country's limited energy resources.

Richard Hodges reviews the evidence for long-distance trade in his empire.

Roman Golicz explores relations between Britain and France under Pam's 'liberal' foreign policy during the Second Empire.