England

Philip Baker considers the lasting impact of the Levellers’ famous efforts to reform the English state in the aftermath of the Civil Wars by means of written agreements guaranteeing the sovereignty of the people.

The wedding of Elizabeth Stuart and Frederick V took place on February 14th 1613.

Thomas Balston profiles John Boydell, Lord Mayor of London in 1790, who created the first great printselling business in Britain, and could count Reynolds, Romney, Fuseli, Benjamin West, and Wright of Derby among the artists who worked for him.

Hugh Trevor-Roper recounts how the “Cromwellian Exiles” returned from abroad to restore the English Church's episcopal structure.

Laurence Whistler charts the history of the magnificent seat of the Churchills.

J.J. Bell describes a powerful force of raiders on the early modern Scottish Borders.

D.H. Pennington introduces the picturesque Cotswold town.

L.E. Harris shows how, by draining the Fens, Charles I hoped to replenish his Exchequer; but that the Dutch engineers he employed began a work that still continues.

Geoffrey Grigson places the great English landscape artist in historical context.

W.H. Chaloner profiles the contribution of Francis Egerton, the last Duke of Bridgewater, to the canal systems of Lancashire, and England at large.