Was Bruce as patriotic or as harmonious in his relationship with Wallace as the view of historical romance has handed down? Andrew Fisher investigates the meaning of patriotism in 14th-century Scotland and suggests the tradition needs revising.
David Crouch reconsiders William I and his sons as men of genuine piety – as well as soldiers.
David L. Smith provides an overview of parliamentary history during the 'century of revolutions'.
Jonathan Hughes looks at the significance, in alchemical terms, of this reign, and what the King himself made of alchemical prophecy.
Giles Worsley explains why so many country houses were demolished in the last century.
Jane Geddes investigates the remarkable ironwork of the gates of the tomb of Edward IV, and considers what they can tell us about 15th-century craft and culture.
Retha Warnicke unravels the evidence on the rise and fall of Henry VIII's second wife.
Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of Sherlock Holmes' most famous case, March 25th, 1902.
Jez Ross takes issue with the traditional view that sees the early foreign policy of the second Tudor monarch as a costly failure.
Curator Alex Werner marks the 25th anniversary of the Museum of London
