The End of the Old World Order, 1530 to 1650 The Reformation and the Civil War, two events a century...
Restoration and Reaction: Palaces of the Restoration Charles II's court has often been portrayed as devoted to...
Building the Victorian City: Splendour and Squalor By 1900 Britain had produced the world’s largest cities and...
Burma and North Korea - Avoid the Law unless Convenient Conflicts in both these countries show the real limits of...
Envy of Kings: The Guildhall of London and the Power of the Medieval Corporation The government of the City of London is older than...
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...