England

Today Jane Austen is regarded as one of the greats of English literature. But it was not always so. Amanda Vickery describes the changing nature of Austen’s reception in the two centuries since her birth.

King George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II pose together in 1912. However, the Kaiser had mixed feelings towards Britain and the First World War broke out two years later.

Gated communities may be growing in number but they are nothing new, as Michael Nelson knows from personal experience.

An insight into the London Library's remarkable collection of early English versions of the Bible, at the heart of which is a copy of the King James Bible of 1611.

There is nothing new or exceptional about the recent English riots and they will have little long-term impact, argues Tim Stanley.

Russ Foster asks whether the legend of the heroic king is simply too good to be true.

Jez Ross corrects misunderstandings about the origins and significance of disturbances in 1549.

Rachel Hammersley discusses how events in the 1640s and 1680s in England established a tradition that inspired French thinkers on the path to revolution a century later.

Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility was first published in London by Thomas Egerton on October 30th, 1811.

Ben Sandell examines the origins, influence and significance of a group of often misunderstood radicals.

Anne Boleyn gave birth to Princess Elizabeth on September 7th, 1533. Susan Walters Schmid provides an interpretation of Anne Boleyn's life, who, even almost 500 years after her death, remains an intriguing figure.

The English philanthropist was born on August 24th, 1759. Ian Bradley explains how his reputation as a champion of the abolition of slavery, evangelical and politician has undergone a series of reassessments.

Graham Goodlad examines differing interpretations of the part played by King Charles I in the outbreak of the civil war.