Religion

Elizabeth Wiskemann re-examines a period of transition between the House of Savoy's reign and the dominance of the Pope in Italy.

Atheism today is widely perceived to be the opposite of spirituality. This assumption is turned on its head when we look at the neglected origins of the Victorian ‘non-believing’ movement, epitomised by the controversial freethinker, William Stewart Ross, says Alastair Bonnett. 

It is impossible to engage fruitfully with European history without some understanding of peoples' religious beliefs, argues Paul Lay.

Hugh Trevor-Roper recounts how the “Cromwellian Exiles” returned from abroad to restore the English Church's episcopal structure.

Gerald Cobb explores secrets of the capital's ecclesiastical architecture.

T. Charles Edwards on the position of Catholics in Victorian England.

Christopher Dawson profiles the historical writing of "the last of the encyclopaedists".

J. Guthrie Oliver discusses a major source of funds for both medieval England and the Church.

Charles Seltman analyses the role of the darker deity in Ancient Greece. Second of a two part series. The first part can be read here.

Jean Lindsay queries the medieval path of scientific enquiry.