Theodor Mommsen, Historian of Rome, 1817-1903
Michael Grant introduces a nineteenth century historian of Rome whose work is still authoritative and valid.
Volume 3 Issue 11 November 1953
Sir Thomas Lombe (1685-1739) and the British Silk Industry
W. H. Chaloner considers how the Lombes “penetrated the secrets” of the closely guarded silk-throwing machines of Piedmont, and successfully introduced them into England
The Problem of Augustus
Michael Grant asks whether Caesar Augustus, sole ruler for forty-five years, was honest and sincere, or a 'hypocrite of genius'?
The Elizabethan Farmer
In an age of opportunity, G.E. Fussell describes how the Elizabethan farmer lived under pioneer conditions.
The Causes of the American Civil War
Taking a historiographical angle, Marcus Cunliffe describes how, in 1861, the American federal experiment broke down, and there ensued the greatest and most hard-fought of modern wars before that of 1914.
The Conspiracy of General Malet, 1812
On October 23, 1812, the Emperor Napoleon, campaigning in Russia, was for six hours threatened with dethronement by a theatrical coup d'etat back in Paris. Godfrey LeMay describes what happened.
Thomas Becket, the Holy Blissful Martyr
Arthur Bryant relates how Becket’s death, at the hands of Henry II's servants, made this once worldly prelate a popular religious hero.