The past is never dead, it isn’t even past
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John Pitts
Carausius and Allectus ruled Britain for a decade after breaking from the Roman Empire, yet the origins and rise of these rebel emperors remain among the most intriguing mysteries of Roman Britain.
The story of Piercefield House near Chepstow, a once-celebrated estate overlooking the River Wye that later fell into ruin.
Kathleen Harriman
A journalist by background and the daughter of the US ambassador to the USSR, Harriman’s trip out of Moscow evokes the destruction wrought on the Eastern Front in World War Two.
A.D. Price
The hidden power of cryptanalysis: how secret codes have helped track mobsters, terrorists, and elusive killers.
The author of After Elizabeth explores the dangerous and uncertain months that followed the death of Elizabeth I.
Andrew Lambert
By securing the Low Countries and maintaining control of the seas, British statesmen including Wellington created a system that balanced the continent's powers and preserved stability for a century until 1914.
A tribute to Gordon Corrigan.
Elizabeth Buchan reflects on researching the women of SOE’s F-section for Light of the Moon and how their wartime experiences shaped her novel.
The author sets the record straight on Ed Gein, debunking myths from films and online content, and explains how his new book offers a thoroughly researched, expert-informed account of Gein’s life and crimes.
Edmond Smith
From the Black Hole of Kolkata and the Battle of Plassey to the Lancashire mills, Britain’s economic headway in the 18th century hinged on war, commerce, empire, and, above all, the ruthless pursuit of profit.
