The Guitar, the Steamship and the Picnic: England on the Move In the early nineteenth century, there developed an intimate and...
Britten and Auden: Inventive Days, inebriated nights at 7 Middagh Street, Brooklyn In 1936, Britten and Auden established a friendship and creative...
Medieval Carols Jeremy Summerly traces the early history of the world’s favourite musical genre with sung illustrations from the St Luke's Carollers of Chelsea.
Disease and Death in Late Stuart London A specialist in British and European History, Maureen Waller's books...
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.
The Last Stuarts and the Death of the Royal Powerhouse In his short reign James II built a surprising amount...