Political

Only by a trick of fate in 1683, finds J.H.M. Salmon,  were Charles II and his brother preserved from an ambush that might have put an end to monarchy in England.

Sir Lewis Namier examines the British Parliamentary groupings of the country gentlemen and their reactions to the movements of public opinion during the years 1750-1783.

Erich Eyck compares the legend and the reality of Prussia's infamous 18th century ruler, Frederick William I.

Sir Robert Hodgson recounts his experience of interaction with Bolshevik diplomats.

Dorothy George looks at the development of political - and often satirical - public artwork in early modern Britain.

David Stockton describes an important stage in the life of Cicero, the Roman philosopher, politican and theorist.

A biographical portrait by Lord David Cecil of William Lamb, the early 19th century parliamentarian better known as Lord Melbourne.

On March 16, 1921 the first Anglo-Soviet Trade Agreement was signed; Sir Robert Hodgson headed Britain’s Commercial Mission to Moscow.

Shakespeare’s enormous influence in shaping subsequent concepts of 15th-century England is nowhere better illustrated than in the case of the character of Richard III. 

Mihir Bose recalls a classic case highlighting the problems with Britain’s antiquated libel laws.