the New Model Army

The traitor who gives Downing Street a bad name

11 October 2025 9:00 am

Even by 17th-century standards, George Downing’s duplicity in serving both Oliver Cromell and Charles II was exceptional and set new standards for unscrupulousness

Henry VIII, Edward VI, Charles I, George VI and George V

Of cabbages and kings

3 January 2015 9:00 am

Nigel Jones reviews the first five titles to appear in a new series on British monarchs