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'.
Charles Wilson sets the scene for a special issue celebrating the tercentenary of the Glorious Revolution and England's 'Dutch Connection'.
Bill Speck considers the three-cornered manoeuvrings between Anglicanism, Dissent and Catholicism that culminated in the events of 1688-89.
John Morrill argues that recent scholarship is re-shaping our view of the fortunes of monarchy and Parliament between 1660 and 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.
Why did Monmouth fail and William of Orange succeed? Robin Clifton investigates the tale of two rebellions.
A colourful account on the reopening of Castle Coole, the eighteenth century home in Northern Ireland.
Douglas Johnson reflects on the life and death of General de Gaulle.
Tony Aldous describes the restoration of Morwellham which was once one of the greatest copper ports in the Victorian empire.
John Carr examines the treatment of race and equality in America in comparison with Great Britain.