From imported plant species to water pollution, Britain’s 19th century wool trade transformed the world. I n the early 1910s ...

The Kings and Queens: An Irreverent Cartoon History of the British Monarchy by Kenneth Baker (Thames and Hudson 192 pp.) The Age of Caricature: Satirical Prints in the Reign of George III by Diana ...

Seasoned readers of this column may recall an earlier appreciation of the benefits of boredom, specifically when it is brought on by reading less-than-compelling history books. But reading is not the ...