Carolingian spectres

The posthumous reputation of James VI and I

It’s there beside the guildhall. A large grey stone surrounded by Victorian railings. Over the years, countless visitors to Kingston-upon-Thames have strolled past it, many barely registering its exis

Without England’s most notorious Tudor king, the country’s religious and political history would’ve looked very different

That threatened thrones

There’s a bit of a spooky feel to this month’s proceedings. Our cover story concerns the notorious Kentish village of Pluckley, frequently cited in the press and popular ghost books as “the most haunt

Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth ...