The Private Life of Henry VIII
In our Film in Context series, Greg Walker explores the wider messages of Alexander Korda’s historical classic, in terms of the opposition to Appeasement and the mood of 1933.
Medieval
The Tudor Palace at Somerset House
Duncan Wilson looks at the history of the Strand site.
The Rebellion of Earl Godwin
September 8th, 1051
Robert of Normandy Invades England
Robert Curthose invaded England on July 21st, 1101.
Sir Steven Runciman: The Spider, the Owl and the Historian
Anthony Bryer considers the life and work of this great historian, who died in November 2000.
The Ottomans in Europe
Geoffrey Woodward assesses how great an impact the Turks had on sixteenth-century Europe.
Why Study Medieval History?
Andrew Robinson enjoys contradicting the image too many people have of the medieval period.
Death of Emperor Frederick II
The most gifted, vivid and extraordinary of the medieval Holy Roman Emperors died on December 13th, 1250.
Marrying for Love: The Experience of Edward IV and Henry VIII
Eric Ives looks at the cases of two English monarchs who broke with convention by selecting spouses for reasons of the heart, rather than political convenience.
The Yorkist Kings and Foreign Policy
Jonathan Lewis points to the centrality of foreign policy in the making and unmaking of English kings in the fifteenth century.