Captain Kidd: Privateer, Pirate and Agent of Empire?
The trial of Captain William Kidd raised uncomfortable questions for the state about the pirate’s role in the consolidation of England’s early overseas empire.
England
Builders of Industry Part I: John Wilkinson, Ironmaster
W.H. Chaloner considers the life and times of one of Georgian England's foremost industrial figures.
Historians Reconsidered Part III: Macauley
Michael Howard introduces the most popular historian in Victorian England.
Manchester University 1851-1951
On its centenary, Maurice Powicke traced the history of the Lanchashire educational establishment.
Painting and History Part III: George IV and Lawrence
Doreen & Geoffrey Agnew relate the tale of Lawrence's Waterloo Collection, his tour of Europe, and portraits of contemporary political heavyweights
British Towns and Cities: Exeter
W.G. Hoskins pays an historical visit to Exeter.
British Towns and Cities: The City of Leeds
Arnold N. Shimmin pays an historical visit to the inventive Yorkshire city.
Generalship in the First Civil War 1642-1644
A.H. Burne assesses the achievements of the leading generals of the first English Civil War.
The Incorrigible Habit: A Study of Dress Reform in England
Quentin Bell looks at the revolutions at work within fashion over the years, rational and otherwise.
The Social Structure of England Part II
In the second of a two part series, G.D.H. Cole analyses and compares several sets of census data to guage an accurate portrait of class demographics in Britain.