Extracts from memoirs and diaries on the Eternal City

Extracts from memoirs and diaries recording mass protests of the past

Four extracts from letters, memoir and diaries on the powers of drink

Two historical accounts of treason and conspiracy,

Two extracts from letters and diaries about 19th-century surgery

Four extracts from letters and journals about alcohol and its effects

Three extracts from letters and diaries

A satirical view of Wellington's duel The English diarist and cricketer Charles Greville writes in his diary, 21st March 1829: This morning the Duke fought a duel with Lord Winchelsea …...

Writers and performers recall their first broadcasting experiences

How do the behind-the-scenes negotiations actually work when there's a hung parliament? Two diaries by former insiders reveal the horse-trading required