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"The sixteenth century was an unusual chapter in the long history of England’s complex relations with France. At the beginning of the century…"

"The first African slaves appeared in the English colonies in 1619. Native Americans too were often enslaved in the seventeenth century, frequently being shipped…"

History of Disabilities focuses on the social aspects of disabilities, how we have historically interacted with people with disabilities, and where this has led us as a society.

"The Canadian Gay Liberation Movement Archives was formed by dedicated volunteers who worked around the offices of The Body Politic…"

When Punch is mentioned in histories of the British campaign for women's suffrage it is often depicted as a univocal, and uniformly hostile, publication. In these books 'Punch's view' of women's suffrage is often represented by caricatures of suffragettes as unattractive spinsters.

"The 120 years since the establishment of the Financial Times has witnessed a succession of financial systems and numerous booms, busts, manias…"

"A peculiarity of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was that it was one of the very few communist parties that was never proscribed by the state…"

"Throughout the nineteenth century, periodicals published both in Britain and in the colonies featured aspects of the imperial experience. Before the 1850…"

The summoning of the two parliaments which met in 1640 was perceived by contemporaries as marking an end to the long period of personal rule by Charles I, but in institutional and archival terms, it was the year 1642 that marked the start of a unique phase in the history of English government.

"During the first seventy-five years of the eighteenth century Britain emerged as the paramount world naval power. The ground work had been…"

Click to read Moira Goff's essay about the Burney Newspaper collection at the British library. Learn about the history and collections.

"Historically, the foundational principles and anatomy of 18th century British foreign policy are embedded within the broader, evolving international…"

"The use of cartoons in the Daily Mirror began in 1903 when William Kerridge Haselden, an aspiring cartoonist, had an idea. Working as an insurance clerk…"

"The public's ability to engage with political and religious issues, and with current affairs, had always been highly controversial, not least to the extent that…"

"The general direction of Anglo-Russian relations was one of animosity to alliance and back to animosity. As such, there are parallels with relations between…"

"In the very first year of the journal, the discovery of a Roman inscription in London was highlighted. A sampling of material in the journal’s first years shows…"

An essay on Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735), who was one of the most well-connected young ladies in Europe at this time.

"By the beginning of 1689, James II and VII and his queen, Mary of Modena, had fled to France where Louis XIV put at their disposal the castle of…"