Britain

He marketed himself as a man of principle - a public image of which David Eastwood exposes the inaccuracy.

David Nash considers a cause celebre that tested tensions between pious tradition and a 'progressive' age.

Abigail Beach looks at constructing communities in the first half of the century

Martin Daunton argues that Labour's commitment to public ownership owed little to socialism and more to circumstances at the end of the First World War.

Jeffrey Green describes the impact of a troupe of six 'dwarf savages' and what it reveals about social and racial attitudes of the time.

Sue Harper reveals how a swashbuckling tale of gypsy romance opens an unexpected window on 1940s women in Britain.

Centenary celebrations of the building of Westminster Cathedral

Richard Cavendish reflects on the growth of the Clark's shoe industry.

Richard Cavendish explores the Bell Foundry Museum.

Penelope Corfield delights in the traditions and splendours of the Apothecaries Hall in the capital.