Political

D.H. Pennington on the man chiefly responsible for passing the Reform Act.

Christopher Sykes on an influential, eventful - though entirely fictional - parliamentary career.

C.H.N. Routh records the travels and travails of the Boer pioneers

A.P. Ryan introduces the Grand Old Man of the nineteenth century Conservative Party.

Max Beloff profiles the "real author of the Constitution" and one of the most extraordinary of the USA's Founding Fathers.

Cyrill Falls describes how a succession of rebellions challenged a sodden but sturdy English soldiery in late 16th century Ireland.

W.R. Jeudwine unearths the 17th century roots of France's age-old struggle for influence and power in the province of Lorraine.

Long excluded from public business, King Edward showed, when he came to the throne, a remarkable grasp of foreign affairs. He was, as A.P. Ryan says, “a good European and a lover of peace.”

M.G. Brock surveys the political landscape in Britain in 1837.

In 1820, a plot to assassinate the British Prime Minister and his cabinet was exposed.