Joseph Wright of Derby - Painter of the Industrial Revolution
K.Z. Cieszkowski on the visual chronicler of scentific and industrial developments in the 18th century Midlands.
History Today
Scottish Croquet: The English Golf Boom, 1880-1914
John Lowerson shows how, at the turn of the century, the English middle class seized with enthusiasm on the sport of golf, for it was leisurely, sociable - and affordable.
The 'Commune' in London: Trepidation about the LCC
John Kellett asks whether new proposals for the government of London in the 1880s would have created an enclave of revolution and radicalism in England, as had been the case in France in 1871.
Reading History: The Interregnum, 1649-1660
Ivan Roots surveys the historiography of the Cromwellian régime.
Love of the Game
Tony Mason considers the history of sport.
Making an Atlas of Islam
Francis Robinson explains how his perception of Islam is reflected in his book, Atlas of the Islamic World since 1500 (Phaidon, 1982).
Ironbridge: The Cradle of Industrialisation
Barrie Trinder examines the cradle of the Industrial Revolution.
Stalin’s Russia
Christopher Read explores the historiography of Russia under Joseph Stalin.
Why Men Fought in the 100 Years War
Patriotism, propaganda, profit - Anthony Tuck finds that these were the motives that led Englishmen to fight in France.
Toil and Technology in Britain and America
Martin Daunton explores 19th century production on both sides of the Atlantic.