England

Graham Goodlad examines the controversies surrounding the development of royal power under Charles II and James II.

Richard Barber describes the discoveries he made when Channel Four’s Time Team uncovered Edward III’s huge circular building at the heart of Windsor Castle.

Christopher Phipps introduces one of the capital’s great private institutions, and invites History Today readers to visit on June 28th.

Richard Hodges says the rubbish tips of Anglo-Saxon London and Southampton contain intriguing evidence of England’s first businessmen.

Graham Goodlad surveys the variety of interpretations offered by historians of Cromwellian rule in the 1650s.

Will Saunders asks whether one of the ‘villains’ of the English Reformation deserves his reputation.

Christine Riding looks at William Hogarth’s particular view of the street life of 18th-century London, and at what his interpretation presents in comparison with the artistic offerings of his Continental competitors.

R. E. Foster surveys the changing interpretations and introduces the key facts.

Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of King James I's creation and proclamation of a union flag, on April 12th, 1606.

The great Victorian engineer was born on 9th April, 1806.