North America

The incorporation of the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1670 reveals much about the personalities and rivalries of Restoration England.

Aram Bakshian delves into the annexe of Presidents in Washington DC

A chip off the old block? Susan Ware looks over the careers of the Hollywood actress and her radical mother and finds reflections of the changing roles and attitudes of women in 20th-century America.

'What's the matter with kids today?' Beth Bailey looks at the teen dreams of America's golden post-war years and finds ambivalence about their attitudes to affluence, competition and 'going steady'.

'I want to be naughty and yet be nice' - John D. Stevens recounts how small-town America fought a losing battle against the louche temptations offered by rnagazines, tabloids and the movies.

The search for the tomb of Samuel de Champlain, the founder of New France

Tony Aldous looks at the redevelopment of the city of Lowell in America.

'Religious experiences which are as real as life to some may be incomprehensible to others.' The colourful activities of a religious movement in the 1930s were to lead to landmark Supreme Court decisions about the relations of religion and the state.

John Carr examines the treatment of race and equality in America in comparison with Great Britain.

Edward Countryman explores the relationship between cinematic images and the American history.