An analysis of the builders of the British Empire, how they were represented in popular culture o...

In 1381, England was on the brink - the poor suffered the effects of war, the Black Death, and Po...

A fresh new approach to Victorian medievalism, showing it to be far from the preserve of the elite.

An analysis of the builders of the British Empire, how they were represented in popular culture o...

The Georgian era, we are told, was a "e;polite and commercial"e; era. The supposedly refi...

"e;Pestilence entered... The ordinary pursuits of society were paralysed; all previously-form...

A fascinating historical survey of the world's most infamous outlaws.For as long as human socie...

In 1381, England was on the brink - the poor suffered the effects of war, the Black Death, and Po...

Throughout history brave Englishmen and women have never been afraid to rise up against their unj...

George W.M. Reynolds (1814-79) was one of the biggest-selling novelists of the Victorian era. He ...

The name of Joseph Ritson, born in Stockton-on-Tees in 1752, will be familiar to very few people....

Throughout history brave Englishmen and women have never been afraid to rise up against their unj...