Britain & Ireland

The Tudors continue to fascinate and some of their story is told here along with the other dynasty of the period the Stuarts. Alongside those resources are the podcasts on the ideas that transformed British society during that period and created a United Kingdom for the first time. The industrial revolution is explored through poetry as well as technology. Religious collapse, change and diversity are all themes explored in this section. Read more

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  • Elizabeth I

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    Susan Doran provides a fresh assessment of one of the most popular of British monarchs. The Armada Portrait is deservedly the most familiar icon of Elizabeth I, presenting as it does an image of the queen which has been assimilated into one of England’s most enduring historical myths. Resplendent in...

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  • The Eighteenth Century in Britain: Long or Short?

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    W. A. Speck reviews an historical debate central to the interpretation of the eighteenth century in Britain. Few British historians treat the eighteenth century as consisting simply of the hundred years from 1701 to 1800. Until recently political historians tended to end it in 1783. Many textbooks reflect this treatment...

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  • Trewarthenick, Cornwall

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    Christine North provides a fascinating insight into the history of Trewarthenick mansion and the resident Gregor family. Trewarthenick, the home of the Gregor family for nearly 400 years, lies on the north bank of the river Fal, in the tiny parish of Cornelly, near what used to be the rotten...

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