Builders of Industry: The Canal Duke
W.H. Chaloner profiles the contribution of Francis Egerton, the last Duke of Bridgewater, to the canal systems of Lancashire, and England at large.
W.H. Chaloner profiles the contribution of Francis Egerton, the last Duke of Bridgewater, to the canal systems of Lancashire, and England at large.
J.D. Chambers pays an historical visit to the regional capital of the English East Midlands.
J. Guthrie Oliver discusses a major source of funds for both medieval England and the Church.
W.H. Chaloner considers the life and times of one of Georgian England's foremost industrial figures.
Arnold N. Shimmin pays an historical visit to the inventive Yorkshire city.
A.L. Lloyd savours modern Argentina, “a civilization of horses, cattle and leather”.
A.L. Lloyd pays an historical visit to the capital of north-eastern England.
W. H. Chaloner considers how the Lombes “penetrated the secrets” of the closely guarded silk-throwing machines of Piedmont, and successfully introduced them into England
S. Pollard discusses one of history's most controversial financial reformers.
Sir Lewis Namier shows how, through the growth of mining and the coal-trade, the social and economic character of North-Eastern England was entirely transformed.