The Mystery of Thomas More’s Birthplace
Was Sir Thomas More born on Milk Street – and does it matter?
Joanne Paul
The Black Legend of the House of Dudley
Three generations of the cursed House of Dudley stained the executioner’s block in 16th-century England. Were its members murderous villains working to overthrow the monarchy, or shrewd political agents struggling to survive?
Still Fighting the Civil Wars
The uneasy balance between rulers and counsellors has been a feature of British politics for centuries.
Testing Times
What happened when a historian took the ‘Life in the UK’ test for British citizenship?
Lettice Knollys, the Great Survivor
Henry VIII’s granddaughter survived numerous scandals, family tragedy and seven monarchs.
Paradise Lost, Found and Lost Again
The central paradox to the story of Adam and Even is that, the more reality they take on, the more they are shown to be fiction.
A More for All Seasons
Scholar or zealot, every generation gets the Thomas More it needs.
The United Republic of Utopia
The 500th anniversary of the publication of Utopia is a chance to appreciate Thomas More in all his complexity.