Heralds in the Age of Chivalry
Maurice Keen discusses how Heralds' secular, learned expertise developed.
History Today
What was the English Revolution?
David Underdown looks back to the Tudor age in discussing the upheavals of the mid-17th century.
Whose Heritage?
John Gould argues for the return of national treasures ... while Malcolm McLeod expresses reservations ...
Algernon Sidney, The Noble Republican
Irene Coltman Brown focusses on a staunch 17th-century republican prepared to die for his beliefs.
Forum
Arthur Marwick teaches some history lessons from the Open University.
Bendigo The Boxer
Krzysztof Z. Cieszkowski examines the life of the 19th-century prize pugilist-turned-preacher, William Thompson.
Science in 17th-Century England
Michael Hunter discusses works uncovering a period of scientific revolution.
Beyond the Brushstrokes
'The Genius of Venice' at the Royal Academy, Winter 1983/4
Room at the Top
Rosemary Day considers Oxford and Cambridge in the Tudor and Stewart age
America and the Americas
Breaking away from the limited perspectives of American history long prevalent in Britain, Alistair Hennessy contributes to a clearer understanding of historical processes which have too often been considered as unique to the United States.