British Towns and Cities: Chipping Campden
D.H. Pennington introduces the picturesque Cotswold town.
England
Charles I and the Fens
L.E. Harris shows how, by draining the Fens, Charles I hoped to replenish his Exchequer; but that the Dutch engineers he employed began a work that still continues.
Painting and History: Turner After a Century
Geoffrey Grigson places the great English landscape artist in historical context.
Builders of Industry: The Canal Duke
W.H. Chaloner profiles the contribution of Francis Egerton, the last Duke of Bridgewater, to the canal systems of Lancashire, and England at large.
British Towns and Cities: Nottingham
J.D. Chambers pays an historical visit to the regional capital of the English East Midlands.
The Leviathian
Maurice Cranston assesses the background and impact to Thomas Hobbes' masterwork of religious and political philosophy.
Cromwell at Worcester
Keith Feiling suggests that the Battle of Worcester holds central importance, not only in the unique character of the Lord Protector, but for the history of Britain itself.
British Towns and Cities: Leicester
W.G. Hoskins pays an historical visit to Leicester.
Churches and Wool: A Study of the Wool Trade in 15th Century England
J. Guthrie Oliver discusses a major source of funds for both medieval England and the Church.
Eikon Basiliké: The Problems of the "King's Book"
Hugh Trevor-Roper attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding authorship of Charles I's purported last testament.