Opening of the London Olympics
Richard Cavendish remembers the opening of the ‘Austerity Olympics’ on 29 July 1948.
England
The Survival of the Church of England in the 17th Century
John Morrill re-examines a stormy period of religious history.
Plas Newydd, Anglesey
Richard Cavendish visits Plas Newydd, the seat of the Marquess of Anglesey.
Henry VIII and his Church
Richard Rex argues that the main inspiration for the king's pick-and-mix religion was neither Protestant nor Catholic but Hebraic.
An Eye-Witness to King Cromwell
Joad Raymond on a previously unpublished insight into the personality and projection of 'Lord Oliver' during Britain's unique 1650s experience.
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
Alex Barker discusses St Augustine's Abbey Museum.
Soldiers of the Second Crusade Leave From Devon
Richard Cavendish describes the launch of the Second Crusade on May 19th, 1147.
Faith in the Nation? The Church of England in the 20th Century
Lively laity, turbulent priests - Andrew Chandler on how the Anglican establishment has adapted to change in society and the body politic since 1900.
Edward VI
Pawn of elder statesmen or, as Matthew Christmas argues, another Henry VIII in the making?
Oliver Cromwell
Richard Wilkinson argues that Cromwell had what it took to rule Britain but failed to achieve his own idealistic programme.