Social

F.G. Stapleton defends the record of Italian governments from 1861 to 1914.

Russel Tarr asks key questions about the religious radicals of the 16th century.

Christine Lalumia sees the 1840s as the key moment in the creation of the modern celebration of Christmas.

Jason Edwards takes a fresh look at attitudes to the nude in Victorian art, to coincide with Tate Britain's major exhibition on the subject opening this month.

Paul Brassley puts MAFF's policy towards Foot and Mouth Disease into historical perspective.

How far, asks R.D. Storch, did the reforms in the system of law enforcement, and the detection, trial and punishment of criminals introduced in the nineteenth century make for better order and a real reduction in crime?

Julian Reed-Purvis investigates Stalin's role in the origins of the great purges.

John Claydon charts a course across the complex minefield of Nazi historiography.

Edgar Feuchtwanger assesses Bismarck's controversial career and legacy.

Michael Morrogh explains why Gladstone took up the cause of Irish home rule and why his policies failed so tragically.