Political

Philip Mansel looks at interchange and intrigue in the cross-currents of 18th-century culture between East and West.

What did ordinary people in Nazi-controlled Austria really think about their native-born Führer, Adolf Hitler? Tim Kirk opens a window on a unique record of public opinion – a Gestapo equivalent of 'Mass Observation' in 30s Britain.

Steven Gunn explores the surprising similarities between the impetuous Valois duke and the cautious Tudor pragmatist.

Graham Darby spins a thread to guide you through the labyrinth of The Causes of the Thirty Years War.

Harry Hearder argues that Metternich got it wrong - Italy's sense of unity is the oldest and most deeply rooted in Europe.

Jeremy Black passes judgement on British foreign policy 1688-1815.

John Derry exposes popular myths about a misunderstood statesman.  

Since the 1860s Women's History has sought to recapture the experiences of a previously submerged half of the population. Sarah Newman looks to the feminist struggle to overcome prejudice and win the most basic right of all.