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The English stately home, from rise to fall original ↗

25 Sept 2026

World War II spies and the mystique of British aristocracy original ↗

18 Sept 2026

Life in Britain today original ↗

11 Sept 2026

The right to vote in 19th century Britain original ↗

4 Sept 2026

The Gordon Riots original ↗

28 Aug 2026

Alcohol and British parliamentary tradition original ↗

21 Aug 2026

Patriotism, politics, and the national anthem original ↗

14 Aug 2026

1832: Britain expanded the right to vote original ↗

7 Aug 2026

The day the BBC said there was no news original ↗

31 Jul 2026

England’s thatched roofs original ↗

24 Jul 2026

British politics at their best: Count Binface v Nigel Farage original ↗

17 Jul 2026

An introduction to Britain’s chief cat original ↗

10 Jul 2026

A quick history of women’s right to vote in Britain original ↗

3 Jul 2026

The news from Stonehenge, and elsewhere original ↗

26 Jun 2026

Surviving the Black Death & taking time off work in the medieval world original ↗

19 Jun 2026

How the American Revolution affected Britain original ↗

12 Jun 2026

Odd corners of English history: the tax on playing cards original ↗

5 Jun 2026

The rightward lurch of British politics original ↗

29 May 2026

What does it mean when a British government collapses?original ↗

22 May 2026

When sign language was first recognized in England original ↗

15 May 2026

Odd corners of British history: the politics of the hat original ↗

8 May 2026

How natural do we want to be? It’s the news from Britain original ↗

1 May 2026

Rewriting history: King Harold, King Harald, and not-yet-king William original ↗

24 Apr 2026

Britain’s Suez moment original ↗

17 Apr 2026

Lettuce, sewage, and the far right: is Britain really broken?original ↗

10 Apr 2026

How to tell the dead from the living: it’s the news from Britain–and elsewhere original ↗

3 Apr 2026

The Glorious Revolution, a couple of religions, and a warming pan original ↗

27 Mar 2026

The Levellers, the New Model Army, and the Hot-Water Wash original ↗

20 Mar 2026

The point in the English Civil Wars when ordinary people got involved original ↗

13 Mar 2026

The opening moves in England’s conquest of Ireland original ↗

6 Mar 2026

The Parliament of Bats original ↗

27 Feb 2026

Archbishop Laud, religious conformity, and the English Civil Wars original ↗

20 Feb 2026

A bit more prelude to the English Civil Wars original ↗

13 Feb 2026

The occupation of Minneapolis: things you can do original ↗

7 Feb 2026

A prelude to the English Civil Wars original ↗

6 Feb 2026

The Minnesota ICE update original ↗

4 Feb 2026

Minnesota, Trump’s immigration raids, and resistance original ↗

30 Jan 2026

The hedgehog in British culture original ↗

23 Jan 2026

Why the past won’t stand still original ↗

16 Jan 2026

Playing politics with typefaces, or what font to choose as the world falls apart original ↗

9 Jan 2026

Nigel Farage, the Reform Party, and a very British form of racism original ↗

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26 Dec 2025

Whatever holiday you celebrate at this time of year . . .original ↗

19 Dec 2025

‘Tis the season to sell books, part 2 original ↗

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5 Dec 2025

Writing people out of history, in real time original ↗

28 Nov 2025

Black soldiers in the Napoleonic Wars original ↗

21 Nov 2025

Reality, reporting, and artificial intelligence: it’s the news from Britain original ↗

14 Nov 2025

Gay sex, treason, and passionate friendships in Tudor England original ↗

7 Nov 2025

A quick note before you get to the most recent post original ↗

31 Oct 2025

Prostitution and virtue in Victorian England: Josephine Butler and the Contagious Diseases Acts original ↗

31 Oct 2025

Cambridge University and the women suspected of evil original ↗

24 Oct 2025

Public consultations: it’s the news from Britain original ↗

17 Oct 2025

Anne Wentworth, feminism, and the spirit of prophecy original ↗

10 Oct 2025

The Brigantes: a bit of Roman-era British history original ↗

3 Oct 2025

Shedding a bit of light on Dark Age Britain original ↗

26 Sept 2025

Stonehenge, cows, and technology: a roundup of British archeology original ↗

19 Sept 2025

A quick history of England’s bastard children–and their mothers original ↗

12 Sept 2025

How Britain adds a group to its list of terrorist organizations original ↗

5 Sept 2025

The Boer War: civilians, concentration camps, and Emily Hobhouse original ↗

29 Aug 2025

How the English got hereditary family names original ↗

22 Aug 2025

Women in the Peasants Revolt: Johanna Ferrour original ↗

15 Aug 2025

Samuel Pepys, the Great Fire of London, and a wheel of parmesan cheese original ↗

8 Aug 2025

Shipwrecks and wreckers: a bit of English history original ↗

1 Aug 2025

The Home Office screws up yet again, and other news from Britain original ↗

25 Jul 2025

Good manners in medieval England original ↗

18 Jul 2025

The evolution of medieval warfare original ↗

11 Jul 2025

The English castle: a quick history original ↗

4 Jul 2025

Murder & the law in medieval England original ↗

27 Jun 2025

Murder, politics, and trashy gossip in medieval England original ↗

20 Jun 2025

AI and the weirder aspects of the Bayeux Tapestry: it’s the news from Britain original ↗

13 Jun 2025

A political party, a lettuce, and a tortoise walk into a court: it’s politics in Britain original ↗

6 Jun 2025

Serfdom, freedom, and misogyny in the Middle Ages original ↗

30 May 2025

Immigration and the Windrush story original ↗

23 May 2025

A quick history of Greenwich Mean Time original ↗

16 May 2025

Death and technology: it’s the news from Britain original ↗

9 May 2025

England’s Star Chamber and the rule of law original ↗

2 May 2025

A spy in Henry VIII’s court original ↗

25 Apr 2025

Things that got lost: it’s the news from Britain original ↗

18 Apr 2025

Dido Elizabeth Belle: more on the ambiguities of slavery in England original ↗

11 Apr 2025

Mary Prince & the ambiguity of slavery in England original ↗

4 Apr 2025

A quick history of Britain’s railways original ↗

28 Mar 2025

Education in medieval England original ↗

21 Mar 2025

Education in Anglo-Saxon England original ↗

14 Mar 2025

Black British history: the parts that get left out original ↗

7 Mar 2025

Did the Roman Empire stick its nose into Cornwall?original ↗

28 Feb 2025

Archeology in Britain: a roundup original ↗

21 Feb 2025

Orkney: a bit of history original ↗

14 Feb 2025

Evolution of the British diet original ↗

7 Feb 2025

Was Iron Age Britain matriarchal?original ↗

31 Jan 2025

Bathing in the middle ages original ↗

24 Jan 2025

A quick history of the English longbow original ↗

17 Jan 2025

Life in a medieval house original ↗

10 Jan 2025

If the holidays are over, who’s watching you now? original ↗

3 Jan 2025

2024

A new theory about Stonehenge original ↗

28 Dec 2024

Season’s greetings and all that stuff original ↗

20 Dec 2024

Lambert Simnel and the princes in the tower original ↗

13 Dec 2024

The Pilgrimage of Grace & Bigod’s Rebellion, or dissolving the monasteries part 3 original ↗

6 Dec 2024

The Lincolnshire Rising, or dissolving the monasteries part 2 original ↗

29 Nov 2024

Dissolving the monasteries original ↗

22 Nov 2024