History Today

1688 and the Historians

Charles Wilson sets the scene for a special issue celebrating the tercentenary of the Glorious Revolution and England's 'Dutch Connection'.

Anti-Popery and the London Mob, 1688

Robert Beddard chronicles the indiscriminate orgy of looting and destruction unleashed in the vacuum between James' flight and William's arrival in the capital.

James II's Two Rebellions

Why did Monmouth fail and William of Orange succeed? Robin Clifton investigates the tale of two rebellions.

Devon's Copper Phoenix

Tony Aldous describes the restoration of Morwellham which was once one of the greatest copper ports in the Victorian empire.