Political

A detailed account of the pageantry, expense and spectacle of the First Duke of Wellington's public funeral.

Elizabeth Wiskemann writes that Bentinck’s achievements as British Minister in Sicily, and inspirer of Italian resistance to Napoleon in the years 1811-1814, suggest interesting parallels with recent conflicts.

The memories of Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, of the political crisis that Gladstone's final resignation caused at the heart of the British government in 1894.

Alan Yorke-Long documents the beginnings of Georgian England's affair with the music of the Hanoverian composer.

A.J. Halpern queries the source of Russia's disputed status as a European state.

Maurice Cranston assesses the background and impact to Thomas Hobbes' masterwork of religious and political philosophy.

David Footman on the conspiracies that surround the Order of Assassins.

Keith Feiling suggests that the Battle of Worcester holds central importance, not only in the unique character of the Lord Protector, but for the history of Britain itself.

Philip Magnus analyses the political, personal, and literary careers of one of Britain's most influential Victorian premiers.

Hugh Trevor-Roper attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding authorship of Charles I's purported last testament.