The Queen's Commonwealth: Monarchy and the End of Empire, 1945-2011 As Glasgow prepares to host the Commonwealth Games, Professor Philip...
Britain and Germany: from ally to enemy As France was the traditional enemy, Germany was the traditional...
Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times Shakespeare lived in a period of exciting mathematical innovations –...
The Big Brain: Size and Intelligence For centuries, scientists have tried to identify what is special...
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.
Prison and Why We Send People There: Does it Work? Should it? ‘They deserve to be put away’; ‘Appeal the sentence –...
On Top of the World, 1830 to 1914 Economic dominance brings cultural dominance and the architecture of Empire...
The Last Stuarts and the Death of the Royal Powerhouse In his short reign James II built a surprising amount...