The Origins of the Modern Police
Beginning our new series on the history and development of policing, Clive Emsley sets the scene with a broad discussion of the origins and issues of early policing in Continental Europe.
Volume 49 Issue 4 April 1999
Forty Years of ETA
John Sullivan charts the fortunes of the radical Basque nationalist movement in its attempts to gain independence from Spain.
The Birth of Oliver Cromwell
The early life of Oliver Cromwell, who was born on 25 April 1599.
Exit de Gaulle
Douglas Johnson reconsiders the circumstances in which de Gaulle relinquished his position as President of France and his mythic legacy in French history.