Charles III of Spain: an Enlightened Despot, Part II
Nicholas Henderson describes the work of the Bourbon monarch and his reforming Ministers.
Nicholas Henderson
Charles III of Spain: an Enlightened Despot, Part I
Nicholas Henderson describes how a Bourbon Prince of a junior line became the greatest monarch Spain had seen since Isabella the Catholic.
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe and the Crimean War
A study of diplomacy in transition by Nicholas Henderson
A Fatal Guarantee: Poland, 1939
Despite Britain’s commitment to appeasement, the 1939 Agreement of Mutual Assistance with Poland led London into the Second World War. What changed?
Hitler's Biggest Blunder
Why did Germany declare war on the US in December 1941? Nicholas Henderson considers motives and consequences in the days before and after Pearl Harbor.
Hitler and the Rhineland, 1936 - A Decisive Turning-Point
Hitler's march into the demilitarised Rhineland heralded Churchill's 'gathering storm' – but could the Fuhrer's bluff have been called and the Second World War prevented? Sir Nicholas Hederson, who as Britain's ambassador in Washington during the Falklands crisis saw diplomatic poker eventually turn to war, offers a reassessment of the events of 1936.
The Emperor Joseph II
Sir Nicholas Henderson on a misunderstood Enlightenment ruler.