Religion

Kenneth Fincham and Nicholas Tyacke look at the ways ordinary people responded to  religious changes within their places of worship from the Reformation to the Restoration.

Richard Hughes shows there is more of historical interest to William Prynne than his famous auditory organs.

Peter Marshall asks how diligently Wolsey served his Church.

Michael Mullett introduces the life and work of a remarkable Protestant leader.

Saint Marie-Bernarde Soubirous saw the first of her 18 'visions' in Lourdes on 11 February 1858.

Judith Richards helps us appreciate a Marian perspective on the reign of the boy-king.

Marie Rowlands charts the changing fortunes of a religious minority.

A century ago international anarchists were causing public outrage and panic with their terror tactics. Matt Carr considers the parallels with al-Qaeda today.

Clive Foss introduces the Kharijites, a radical sect from the first century of Islam based in southern Iraq and Iran, who adopted an extreme interpretation of the Koran, ruthless tactics and opposed hereditary political leadership. After causing centuries of problems to the caliphate, they survive in a quietist form in East Africa and Oman.

Roy Strong tells York Membery why the humble English parish church is a perpetual source of fascination and refreshment.