Articles written by Stephen Owen

Elizabeth Rowe became a poet when it was not fashionable for English women to do so. Who was this woman who befriended the Thynnes of Longleat and the poet John Boyle

Feb 2, 2008 - Stephen Owen

Witch hunts swept across Scotland and Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries. The most notorious trial was that of the North Berwick Witches.

Feb 1, 2008 - Stephen Owen

The Buildings of England is still a landmark work of English architecture. The author was Nikolaus Pevsner, the eminent architectural historian whose ideas endure.

Jan 31, 2008 - Stephen Owen

Sir Nikolaus Pevsner was one of the great architectural critics of the twentieth century, a leader in his field who revolutionised ideas of building design.

Jan 29, 2008 - Stephen Owen

Robin Hood is one of the great figures of British folklore . Did such a man ever live, the most famous outlaw of medieval England. Or was he a myth of a pagan past

Jan 22, 2008 - Stephen Owen

Dick Turpin was the most famous highwayman of eighteenth century England. Who was the man behind the myth? Was he the romantic hero of legend or a ruthless outlaw?

Jan 13, 2008 - Stephen Owen