At its inaugural conference, Britain at War brought together leading historians and broadcasters for a day of lively discussion.
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Can Aethelred the Unready Be Rehabilitated?
The author asks whether he was England’s most incompetent king, or whether history unfairly blames him for Viking successes and overlooks his achievements?
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The “Ghost” Match: An Extract
In a surreal, chilling moment, the Chilean national football team played alone in Santiago’s Estadio Nacional after the Soviet Union refused to compete in a stadium that the Pinochet regime had turned into a site of imprisonment, torture and death.
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Stockton and Darlington’s Bicentenary
Though the railway had a pivotal role in the development of modern rail transport, the historian challenges persistent myths that it was the world’s first.
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The Big Debrief – Review
At its inaugural conference, Britain at War brought together leading historians and broadcasters for a day of lively discussion.
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Can Aethelred the Unready Be Rehabilitated?
The author asks whether he was England’s most incompetent king, or whether history unfairly blames him for Viking successes and overlooks his achievements?
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Democracies vs. Authoritarian States
A never-so-timely comparison of Athens and Sparta explores whether political freedom can establish military superiority and determine the outcome of ideological conflict.
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How Did the Romans Respond to the Deaths of their Emperors?
Rumour in the Roman world tended to flourish when it came to the the fate of emperors, threatening imperial stability and exposing public anxiety.
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The “Ghost” Match: An Extract
In a surreal, chilling moment, the Chilean national football team played alone in Santiago’s Estadio Nacional after the Soviet Union refused to compete in a stadium that the Pinochet regime had turned into a site of imprisonment, torture and death.
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The Jacobite Uprising and the Battle of Preston, 1715
The ’15 began in the wake of the Georgian assumption of the English throne as the Old Pretender saw an opportunity to claim back the throne taken from his father by William of Orange.
The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World
Caroline Alexander
Allied pilots flew treacherous flights over the Himalayas to provide supplies to Chang Kai Shek’s army, and the author of a new book describes the mission.
Historical Heroes: Matthew Flinders
Conscious of following in the footsteps of his own heroes, Flinders, the cartographer of Australia, illustrates all the questions surrounding the definition of a historical hero.
My Fair Lady at The Questors Theatre
Get Yourself To The Questors On Time...
A Rare Old Time
A Review of Seven Drunken Nights: The Story of the Dubliners.
Review: A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here
Zoe Brunskill
Not just a performance, but a declaration by Josie Dale-Jones.
Firelighters, Fairy-Tales and Fate: The Stories Old Towns Tell
Marek Kohn
The town centres of cities destroyed by war have much to tell.
In Memorium: The Victoria Cross & George Cross at the IWM
Oliver Webb-Carter
The Lord Ashcroft Gallery is closing down and our editor returned for a last look.
A Corporal’s War
David Roy
David Roy explores the role of British troops during the Northern Ireland conflict in the 1980s.
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