Election of John Paul II
John Paul II was elected on October 16th, 1978. He was the first non-Italian pope to be elected in four centuries.
Religion
Dissolving the Dissolute? Henry VIII and the end of English Monasticism
R. E. Foster puts the dissolution of the monasteries into historical context.
Religious Change and the Laity in England
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.
The Ears of William Prynne
Richard Hughes shows there is more of historical interest to William Prynne than his famous auditory organs.
Cardinal Wolsey and the English Church
Peter Marshall asks how diligently Wolsey served his Church.
John Calvin, the Making of the Reformer
Michael Mullett introduces the life and work of a remarkable Protestant leader.
Saint Bernadette’s First Vision at Lourdes
Saint Marie-Bernarde Soubirous saw the first of her 18 'visions' in Lourdes on 11 February 1858.
Edward VI and Mary Tudor: Protestant King and Catholic Sister
Judith Richards helps us appreciate a Marian perspective on the reign of the boy-king.
English Catholics in the Reign of Elizabeth
Marie Rowlands charts the changing fortunes of a religious minority.
Cloaks, Daggers and Dynamite
A century ago international anarchists were causing public outrage and panic with their terror tactics. Matt Carr considers the parallels with al-Qaeda today.