The Jacobean Space Programme - Wings, springs and gunpowder: flying to the moon from 17th century England An expert in the history of science, Allan Chapman is...
Raising the Net Zero Conversation: How to Stop Climate Becoming a Wedge Political Issue In a year of elections, climate change is emerging as...
Tudor Health Reform: The Politics of Health Reform from a Medieval Perspective Is the NHS medieval? Is this an insulting claim to...
Replanning London after the Second World War London was, during the Second World War, the largest and...
The Lost Cities and Amazing Heritage of Kenya The coast of Kenya has a series of impressive medieval...
Envy of Kings: The Guildhall of London and the Power of the Medieval Corporation The government of the City of London is older than...
The Spanish Culture of Charles I's Court Heir to the throne Charles I made a secret trip to win the hand of a princess. For eight months he was the guest of the Spanish king in Madrid.
How the Middle Ages were Built: Exuberance to Crisis, 1300-1408 England's economic success peaked in 1300 amidst a riot of...
A New Jerusalem: Reaching for Heaven, 1130-1300 During the thirteenth century Jerusalem surplanted Rome as the inspiration...
Playing Catch-up: Palaces from the Hundred Years' War to the Wars of the Roses What was the difference between the fortress of a great...