'A Pleasure Not To Be Envied': The Building of the English Country House
Richard Wilson and Alan Mackley examine the practical aspects of constructing a stately pile in the period 1660 to 1880.
Volume 51 Issue 7 July 2001
Deir Mar Musa
Penny Young reviews the painstaking recreation of an ancient Syrian monastery.
Family Names and Family History
David Hey looks at what our surnames can tell us about our origins.
History Challenge
Bamber Gascoigne tells how he overcame his aversion to history and took on the whole world as his subject
Reinventing Maritime History
Margarette Lincoln and Nigel Rigby look forward to Maritime History Week in July.
The History of Deforestation
Michael Williams continues our series on History and the Environment by considering how long humans have been making ever-growing inroads into forests.
The Many Roles of Wat Tyler
Alastair Dunn reviews the afterlife of an English rebel.
Locating the Victorians
Robert Bud looks at the background to the major conference and displays at the Science Museum.
Ian Kershaw
Hitler's biographer talks to Daniel Snowman.
The Founding of Detroit
America's "motor city" was founded on 24 July 1701.