The Medieval Mill - A Productivity Breakthrough?
In the Middle Ages mill-owning was a sound investment and led to the invention of the windmill but, as Richard Holt points out, these halcyon times were of short duration.
History Today
Royal Shows and Agricultural Progess, 1839-1989
The 150 years of Royal Shows in Britain cast useful light on the changing relationship between man and the countryside and the love-hate relationship of farming and technology, argues Nicholas Goddard.
Sunrise at Seven Dials
Tony Aldous investigates a reconstructed 1694 column near Covent Garden.
A Quiet Revolution - The Horse in Agriculture, 1100-1500
The partnership of man and horse on the land goes back a long time, but, as John Langdon shows, it was not until after the Conquest that the horse really began to come into its own.
A Watery Paradise - Rowland Vaughan and Hereford's 'Golden Vale'
'I speak of the Golden-Vale, the Lombardy of Herefordshire, the Garden of the Old Gallants, and Paradice of the backside of the Principallitie', wrote Rowland Vaughan. Mary Delorme introduces the exponent of an early irrigation system.
Vietnam 'Vets' and the Soviet Experience
Ben Shephard examines the comparisons between American Vietnam veterans and Soviets who served in Afghanistan
Anglo-Dutch Relations, 1940-45
A look into the long-lasting links between Britain and Holland forged during the war.
The First Intifada: Rebellion in Palestine 1936-39
Palestinian revolt - not in Israel today but under the British mandate fifty years ago. Charles Townshend traces its impact and discusses its character.
A Folly No More
Damien Gregory on the use of Fort Nelson over Portsmouth, a fort known as a fine example of Victorian military architecture.
Younger Sons in Tudor and Stuart England
Linda Pollock questions the assumption that younger brothers in the 16th and 17th-centuries were automatically stifled and frustrated, impotent in the family pecking order.