The Woman of Colour

The Woman of Colour tells us what life might have been like for a mixed-race heiress like Jane Austen's Miss Lambe of Sanditon.

William Wilberforce’s Joy

Wilberforce, despite many challenges, was filled with "penetrating" joy. What was his secret?

Reforming the Manners of England

Evangelicals in the Church of England set out to reform the manners, or moral behavior, of a whole country. Did they succeed?