1665: London's Last Great Plague 350 years ago, London experienced a devastating outbreak of plague...
Brilliant-cut diamonds and other tricks of the light Simple mathematics revealed how to cut diamonds so as to...
The Lost Hospitals of London: Bethlem Hospital - Worth a Visit? Bethlem Hospital was an integral part of London’s charitable provision...
Britain in the 20th Century: The Conservative Reaction, 1951-1965 The Conservatives recovered remarkably rapidly from the debacle of 1945...
War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The Wars of German Unification, 1864-1871 In three short, sharp military conflicts, the Kingdom of Prussia...
From Grub Street to Fleet Street: The Development of the Early English Newspaper From the broadsides of the sixteenth century to the broadsheets...
‘Thus saith the Lord’ - God's law and secular justice Human autonomy and obedience to God. Is religious law repressive...