England

Rachel Hammersley discusses how events in the 1640s and 1680s in England established a tradition that inspired French thinkers on the path to revolution a century later.

Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility was first published in London by Thomas Egerton on October 30th, 1811.

Ben Sandell examines the origins, influence and significance of a group of often misunderstood radicals.

Graham Goodlad examines differing interpretations of the part played by King Charles I in the outbreak of the civil war.

Patrick Williams reveals the courage of Henry VIII's Spanish wife.

Richard Wilkinson argues against the prevailing orthodoxy.

David Hipshon outlines the career of the most controversial king ever to have occupied the English throne.

Graham Goodlad assesses the political skills that helped Charles II to escape the unenviable fates of his father and brother.

As Matthew Shaw demonstrates, scandal sold newspapers 200 years ago, just as it does today.

Lauren Kassell reveals how the casebooks, diaries and diagrams of the late-16th-century astrologer Simon Forman provide a unique perspective on a period when the study of the stars began to embrace modern science.