Nelson’s Mill Housing
Deborah Mulhearn assesses the debates surrounding the clearance of 400 pre-1919 terraced house in Nelson, Lancashire.
History Today
On the Record
Sarah Tyacke, Keeper of Public Records and Chief Executive of the Public Record Office, makes a personal record of her own abiding interest in history, maps and archives.
Trading Places: The East India Company and Asia
Anthony Farrington previews a new exhibition on Asia, Britain and the role of the East India Company.
‘Never Where’ and the Afro-Saxons
Margaret Kekewich points to the value of prehistory at school as a key to national unity.
Digging up the Past:
David Keys looks at the latest archaeological projects taking place in Sheffield and Liverpool.
Culture or Plunder?
Russell Chamberlin assesses claims for the return of cultural treasures.
Death of Maria Montessori
May 6th, 1952
Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry of Anjou
Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of a royal marriage, on May 18th, 1152.
Portolan Charts
Richard Pflederer evaluates a vital tool of the age of discovery.
The Wars of the Poppies
Leslie Marchant sees the Opium Wars as a philosophical clash between two cultures and two notions of government and society.