Political

Peter Ling compares the impact of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X on black culture in the 90s.

Peacemaker or warmonger: history has awarded the former epithet (albeit ill-fated) to Woodrow Wilson, but here Christopher Ray looks at how the President performed as head of the services in conflict and at his relationship with America’s generals

Kings knight knights, but who knights kings? Peter Linehan looks at how Alfonso XI got round the problem and in the process strengthened his hold on his kingdom.

'You are Monarchial No. 1 and value tradition, form and ceremony.' But was Clementine Churchill's encomium of her husband always reflected in Winston's personal relations with Britain's kings and queens over six decades? Philip Ziegler presents an account of a colourful but chequered relationship.

Money makes the world go around: Kathleen Burk looks at how the Yankee dollar transferred influence from the Old World to the New.

Michael Antonucci discerns Byzantine origins in today's international power politics.

Elizabeth Manning looks at how an Enlightenment ruler enlisted opera in his struggle to homogenise and reinforce the Habsburg empire.

Brian Dooley assesses the incident which brought the world perilously close to nuclear war.

Norman Bainbridge looks at the events to mark Nottinghamshire's role in the English Civil War.

Paul K. Martin with an eyewitness account of Barcelona's rival Olympics of 1936.