An account of Henry Labouchère that contrasts his unconventional career with the self-interest and hypocrisy he shared with his Victorian contemporaries.
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Naming the Dead: Inspiration from a Family Bible
17th-century hardship, personal family loss, and a record of the names of the dead becomes a way for Karen Haden's protagonist to process grief and preserve memory.
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Drinking, Typing and Gossiping: US Foreign Correspondents in Europe between the Wars
A portrait of the hard-drinking, ambitious American correspondents who chronicled Europe’s slide toward war in the interwar years.
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The Last Knight of Christendom; the First Man of the Modern World
A Venetian military engineer, who trained in the new science of war, risked exile, ruin and death to defend Rhodes against Suleiman the Magnificent, embodies Europe in transition.
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Émigré, Photographer, Secret Agent: An Extraordinary Life
A communist activist and Soviet agent, the Austrian-born Edith Tudor-Hart helped drive modernist photography and set in motion Britain’s most notorious spy ring.
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What is the Blood Price?
The novelist's latest is a departure from the Norman invasion, but what's the story behind it?
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Alexander the Great in the Dock
Classics for All’s latest 'moot trial' brought history’s greatest commander to the Supreme Court.
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Hadrian’s Wall: Strategic Masterpiece or Monumental Folly?
Was Hadrian's Wall built to keep out barbarians, or rather to demonstrate the power of Rome?
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Has 2026 Changed the World of Assassination?
A timely inquiry proposes that assassination today remains a fixture of statecraft as recent targeted killings continue to pervade the geopolitical sphere but rarely deliver clear strategic success.
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When The Cold War Became “Hot”
Karl Wegener
A brief look at the history that inspired the novel, Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies
Aspects of Crime: Sharpe Books
Crime Writers of the World Unite. The Launch Of A New Magazine And Website Aspects of Crime.
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Crime Writers of the World Unite. The Launch Of A New Magazine And Website Aspects of Crime.
Opening A New Path to Emancipation
Robin Holloway
Author of new novel, The Better Angels, explores how contraband policy reshaped freedom during the Civil War.
2025 Summer Reads from Aspects of History
Our authors and contributors recommend books to take on summer holidays.
Winding Down at the Chalke Hist Fest
Zebedee Baker-Smith
After five days onsite, the weekend is a chance to go easy on the talks and soak up the sun.
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Postumus?
Succession and exile were common concerns in the imperial household as the author delves into the life of one of Augustus’ grandsons.
Reinforcements arrive at the Chalke Hist Fest
Zebedee Baker-Smith
Zeb meets up with his editor and board members.
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