The gay riot britain’s forgot ?

AJ West has had a varied career. He started out as a journalist before appearing on TV in the Big Brother house. Now he’s an author whose historical novels have won plaudits. His first book, The Spiri

When gossip and rumour led to the trial of two Prussian pastors

Best known for his graphic portrayal of sexual relationships within a working-class setting, the name of DH Lawrence remains synonymous with the scandal surrounding his most controversial novel, Lady

Samuel Pepys’s self-incriminating diaries

Your interesting feature about the role of medieval warhorses in shaping British history (August) reminded me of a subsequent occasion in which horsepower became a critical factor. In April 1660, with

Does a newly found Nicholas Hilliard miniature portray Shakespeare’s patron the Earl of Southampton?