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Engine House, 1760 to 1830

England’s take off as the first industrial nation created a...

From Conquest to Control

From the 1880s through to the First World War, European...

The Scramble for Africa

In the early 1880s, informal imperial expansion gave way to...

An Even Shorter History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson discusses the history of science and its importance...

Human Rights: Developments

Human Rights law as it developed and which draws praise...

Srebrenica: Genocide and Trials

The results of the last twenty years of trials about...

Peace and Commerce: Challenges to America in World Trade

The Lord Mayor of London: Reflections on a medieval role in the modern City

The position of the Lord Mayor of London has existed...

Law as a New Religion and Other Topics

Law is everywhere providing answers to almost everything. Ever larger...

The Hidden Face of British Gardening

Gardening has been big business since the 17th century, but how can we measure its growth and economic importance?