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Analysis
The British Monarchy: A Complete History from William the Conqueror to King Charles III
Almost a thousand years of kings and queens, revolution and restoration, abdication and renewal — the complete…
Politics
The History of British Democracy: From Magna Carta to Modern Parliament
Britain invented parliamentary democracy — then spent centuries arguing about who it was actually for. The ful…
Analysis
A Complete History of Britain: From Roman Conquest to the Modern Nation
How one small island became the world's most influential nation — and what that history means for Britain toda…
History
The English Civil War: How Britain Executed a King and Invented Parliamentary Democracy
Between 1642 and 1651, England tore itself apart in a conflict that ended with the execution of Charles I and …
History
The Glorious Revolution of 1688: How Britain Established Constitutional Monarchy
When Parliament invited William of Orange to replace James II, it settled forever the question of who held ult…
History
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605: Treason, Torture and the Making of a National Memory
Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators came closer to destroying the English Parliament than most people reali…
History
The Scottish Reformation and the Union of Crowns: How Scotland and England Came Together
The religious revolution of the sixteenth century and James VI's accession to the English throne in 1603 began…
History
The Tudor Dynasty: From Bosworth Field to the Golden Age of Elizabeth I
The Tudors ruled England from 1485 to 1603 and transformed it through the Reformation, the break with Rome and…