Charles I and the Fens
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.
Economic History
The Caoutchouc of Commerce
Hugh Latimer unearths the role of the rubber plant in the story of empire and Malayan nation-building.
Builders of Industry: The Canal Duke
W.H. Chaloner profiles the contribution of Francis Egerton, the last Duke of Bridgewater, to the canal systems of Lancashire, and England at large.
British Towns and Cities: Nottingham
J.D. Chambers pays an historical visit to the regional capital of the English East Midlands.
Churches and Wool: A Study of the Wool Trade in 15th Century England
J. Guthrie Oliver discusses a major source of funds for both medieval England and the Church.
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.
British Towns and Cities: The City of Leeds
Arnold N. Shimmin pays an historical visit to the inventive Yorkshire city.
Meat from Argentina: The History of a National Industry
A.L. Lloyd savours modern Argentina, “a civilization of horses, cattle and leather”.
British Towns and Cities II: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
A.L. Lloyd pays an historical visit to the capital of north-eastern England.
Sir Thomas Lombe (1685-1739) and the British Silk Industry
W. H. Chaloner considers how the Lombes “penetrated the secrets” of the closely guarded silk-throwing machines of Piedmont, and successfully introduced them into England