From the Malayan campaign to the tense final days of Japanese rule in Singapore, the career of Lt Col “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, preserved in family papers, brings to light wartime stories of the Indian Army and the final years of the Raj.
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30 Commando and The Wizard War, by Alan Bardos
During the race for wartime technology, Ian Fleming’s 30 Commando led Britain’s hunt for enemy intelligence as the Allied invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy gathered pace.
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Ibsen’s Ghosts at the Questors Theatre — A Review
A dark and emotionally charged production of Ghosts at the Questors Theatre.
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The Two Hundred Years War and the Shaping of Our World, by Michael Livingston
What we label the Hundred Years War is an example of modern periodisation, clouding the forces at play in the Anglo-French conflicts of the Medieval period. Reframing the conflict over two centuries uncover how such European rivalries prompted the era of global exploration that followed.
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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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Unionism & The Treaty
Ulster leader James Craig thought he had beaten Lloyd George during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations.
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Pride’s Purge
Alice Hunt
Pride's Purge laid in place the stepping stones that ended with the scaffold and the execution of Charles I.
The Other Norman Conquest
The 'Norman Conquest' expands far beyond England throughout the 11th century.
The Battle for Aachen
The battle of Aachen was one of the hardest fought of the war, and destroyed much of the city, though thankfully not the cathedral.
Hampton Court: A Theatre of the Tudor Monarchy
Gareth Russell
Hampton Court became a centre of Tudor power and the dynasty enjoyed the palace that had been improved by first Cardinal Wolsey, and then Anne Boleyn.
History at a Precipice: 1923
Mark Jones
Did the Weimar Republic fall in isolation, or could the imperial powers of France and Britain have been a little more helpful to a struggling democracy?
The Poor Knight
Sir John Deyville’s fall from rebel to debtor may echo in the 'poor knight' of England’s greatest legend.
Churchill’s Citadel
Katherine Carter
Churchill’s rural idyll at Chartwell became a campaign headquarters that changed the course of history.
War: Sense and Nonsense
Nicola Griffith
Menewood reexamines Bede’s history, highlighting Hild’s intelligence, leadership, and role during a time of war and political upheaval.
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