In 1658, the year started with hopeful clarity. There was a new constitution om a firmer footing, and a new... more

Thomas Hobbes has been described as 'one of the true founders of modernity in Western culture'. His most famous work... more

In London, and towns like Oxford, the Protectorate saw the return of stability, economic change and a revived social scene... more

Cromwell's court struck a balance between the status required of a head of state, and the Cromwell's own openbness and... more

After a year of the rule of the major generals, there was no money to support their militia. Now, the... more

There was much about Cromwell that was Elizabethan. He was fiercely patriotic, he dreamed of building as trading nation, and... more

Cromwell might have felt that the first 9 months went rather well, from his perspective - the Council of State... more

This year we go to York and West Yorkshire, from 8th to 17th September. We'll stay in the Spa town... more

Between 1654 and 1657, the the Tender of Union with Scotland and the Act of Settlement of Ireland were played... more

I am very pleased that Dirk Hoffman-Becking, of the History of the Germans podcast, has put together this episode about... more