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Offa: King of the Mercians – Rory Naismith Interviewed
The historian discusses his new portrait of Offa with Paul Bernardi, dissecting the obstacle of limited sources, projections of kingship through coins and monuments, and how the 8th-century monarch laid the groundwork for a united England.
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Devils in the Details: On Location with Folk Tales in England’s Forgotten County, by Rory Waterman
An examination of Lincolnshire's folklore, tracing how legends like Yallery Brown and the Lincoln Imp have evolved over time through storytelling, embellishment, and cultural memory
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Johan Wennström
Dr. Johan Wennström is a research fellow at the Swedish Defence University and author of the forthcoming book The Stay Behinds: Sweden’s Cold War Guardians (Osprey/Bloomsbury 2026). He is also a researcher at Uppsala University. Previously, he spent nine years as a doctoral student and researcher at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).
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Sugar Plum
Set during the Second World War, the story combines historical details about the challenges of putting on ballet performances in London during the war, with a fictional tale where magic and reality intermingle during a production of Casse Noisette.
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