England

The Elizabethan Farmer

In an age of opportunity, G.E. Fussell describes how the Elizabethan farmer lived under pioneer conditions.

The Story of England: The King and the Archbishop

In the twelfth-century conflict between Church and State, Henry II found his most determined opponent in his formerly devoted servant, Thomas Becket, as Arthur Bryant continues his Story of England series.

King George III: A Study in Personality

A man of deep convictions, George III ruled at a time “when kings were still expected to govern. That he failed to acquire “true notions of common things”, Lewis Namier writes, was “perhaps the deepest cause of his tragedy.”