England

Alison Barnes explains our special fondness for the Christmas legend.

Julie Kerr looks at the role of hospitality to the Benedictine community between the years 1066 to 1250, and how monks and nuns sought to fulfil their monastic obligations in this respect  without impeding their ideals.

Roy Strong tells York Membery why the humble English parish church is a perpetual source of fascination and refreshment.

George T. Beech traces the origins of the word England to the period 1014 to 1035 and suggests how and why it came to be the recognized term for the country.

Janet Copeland focuses on an important figure in the emancipation of British women.

Graham Goodlad examines the controversies surrounding the development of royal power under Charles II and James II.

Richard Barber describes the discoveries he made when Channel Four’s Time Team uncovered Edward III’s huge circular building at the heart of Windsor Castle.

Christopher Phipps introduces one of the capital’s great private institutions, and invites History Today readers to visit on June 28th.

Richard Hodges says the rubbish tips of Anglo-Saxon London and Southampton contain intriguing evidence of England’s first businessmen.

Graham Goodlad surveys the variety of interpretations offered by historians of Cromwellian rule in the 1650s.