Britain

Graham Goodlad advises on how to prepare for examination questions on a key area.

Paula Bartley reappraises the role of the leader of the Suffragettes.

Russel Tarr considers key issues from the life of the famous Cardinal.

Lord Harmsworth tells how an accident of birth resulted in his running Dr Johnson’s House in London.

Raymond Campbell Paterson re-examines the fortunes and friendships of a key figure of Charles II’s administration.

Robert Pearce examines the career of the man who was successively trade union leader, Minister of Labour and Foreign Secretary.

Mark Rathbone considers why Lord Palmerston was the dominant political leader in Britain from 1855 to 1865.

Roland Quinault discusses Gladstone’s view of the Second Afghan War both in opposition and during his premiership.

Pamela Pilbeam celebrates the bicentenary of the arrival of Madame Tussaud's waxworks in Britain.

George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, became Prime Minister on December 19th, 1852.