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Albert, prince consort to Queen Victoria and social and cultural visionary in his own right, defined the culture and direction of nineteenth century Britain--a superpower at the zenith of its influence--more than any other British royal or politician. The role he played in shaping Victorian culture stands today as indisputable proof of the enduring legacy of a man who spent just two decades of his short life in England.

Though overshadowed in history by his adoring wife and at times even mocked by her subjects, it was arguably Albert who gave form and substance to the Victorian Age....

New York is often described as the greatest city in the world. Yet much of the iconic architecture and culture which defines the city as we know it today from the Empire State Building to the Pastrami sandwich- only came into being in the 1930s, in what author Jules Stewart argues was the most significant decade in the city s 400-year history in his new book, Gotham Rising: New York in the 1930s.

After the roaring twenties, the catastrophic Wall Street Crash and the ensuing Depression seemed to spell disaster for the vibrant city. Instead, Stewart details how New York...