Political

by Frederic J. Baumgartner and Robert J. Knecht

Pawn of elder statesmen or, as Matthew Christmas argues, another Henry VIII in the making?

John Dunne follows historians along the trail signposted by Geyl fifty years ago.

Richard Wilkinson argues that Cromwell had what it took to rule Britain but failed to achieve his own idealistic programme.

Robert Pearce distributes a survival kit for the most hazardous causation question of all.

The French king and contemporary of Henry VIII died on March 31st, 1547.

Martin Pugh charts the Women's Movement's origins and growth 1850-1939.

Andrew Roberts defends Britain's war hero against his detractors, in our Longman/History Today Awards Lecture.

Christopher Ray argues that Hitler's high-profile plan for invading Britain was a blind: his main intention was to fool Stalin into believing he was safe.

Paul Doolan looks at the continuing controversy over Dutch 'police operations' post-1945 in Indonesia.