Britain

Graham Goodlad considers the background to the reform of the Poor Law in 1834 and its impact on society.

Roman Golicz explores relations between Britain and France under Pam's 'liberal' foreign policy during the Second Empire.

Patrick Wilson assesses the importance of Operation Dynamo.

Richard Kelly finds compelling links between England soccer managers and post-war political leaders

David Gaimster reveals the origins and contents of the British Museum's Secretum, a hidden repository of artefacts deemed pornographic and unfit for public gaze by Victorian curators.

Mark Rathbone charts a dramatic transformation in the fortunes of the Liberal Party by examining its leaders.

Nigel Saul tells how, in spite of famines and visitations of the plague, conditions were better than ever before for those living in 1400.

Robert Peel suffered a fatal fall from his horse on June 29th, 1850. He died three days later.

Bruce Campbell argues that a unique conjunction of human and environmental factors went into creating the crisis of the mid-14th century.