Robert Dudley, in the hall, with the lead piping?

Intriguing evidence about the death of Amy Dudley is explored in a new book by Chris Skidmore – “Death and the Virgin”. The coroner’s report into the death and, more intriguingly, the membership of the jury are discussed in the Radio 4 Today...

New articles published online

Three new Historical Research articles are now available on Early View: Reconsidering the Empress Matilda’s act for Andwell. KATHLEEN THOMPSONPoliticizing national literature: the scholarly debate around La chanson de Roland in the nineteenth century. ISABEL N....

Norfolk local history on British History Online

The British History Online team are delighted to announce that the eleven-volume history of Norfolk by Francis Blomefield is now complete. Published gradually between 1805 and 1810, An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk remains the...

February 2010 issue of Historical Research

The February issue of Historical Research (vol. 83, no. 219) is now available online and in print. Highlights include: Rupa Viswanath on’untouchables’ and religious neutrality in colonial south India; Alexander Watson and Patrick Porter on combat...