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Beyond The Edge of Light: History behind the Fiction

Melding family history with real wartime figures and events, the author outlines the inspirations at play behind his Second World War love story, ranging from the ruined palaces of East Prussia, Bletchley Park, developments in RADAR and a paratrooper raid on Fort Ében-Émael.

Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton

Kinematograph: Wolfgang Preiss – from Nazi Star to the Star Who Played Nazis

In the first in a monthly column on film history, the historian explores the career of an actor who rose to prominence under Goebbels and became one of international cinema’s most recognisable Nazis, from The Longest Day to A Bridge Too Far.

Greg Lewis

De Gaulle: Liberté – Review

A love letter to France, and probably its salvation

Angèle Fontaine

The House of Glücksburg: Charles III’s Paternal Ancestry

Tracing the King's paternal line back, the historian outlines the dynastic marriages, successions and political decisions behind the complicated family names of the British monarchy.

Edward Hilary Davis

20th CENTURY LATEST

Beyond The Edge of Light: History behind the Fiction

Melding family history with real wartime figures and events, the author outlines the inspirations at play behind his Second World War love story, ranging from the ruined palaces of East Prussia, Bletchley Park, developments in RADAR and a paratrooper raid on Fort Ében-Émael.

Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton

MEDIEVAL LATEST

Sir Gruffydd Donne: Knight of Kidwelly

The novelist traces one man's journey from the shadow of his grandfather’s support for Owain Glyndwr to a career fighting for Henry V and Henry VI, and explores a Welsh family whose fortunes hinged on some of the defining conflicts of medieval Britain.

John Pitts

ANCIENT HISTORY LATEST

The Decision that Saved the Early Roman Empire

A pivotal decision by Publius Scipio in 218 BC to send his brother Gnaeus to establish a Roman foothold in Iberia may have denied Hannibal the reinforcements he needed to defeat Rome and ultimately changed the course of Mediterranean history.

Alistair Tosh

Rethinking Communism’s History

Karl Marx was never the original architect of the communist tradition, which traces deeper roots from French revolutionary thought and the utopian ideals of Babeuf and Blanqui.

Paul Mason

EDITOR’S CHOICE

From Ireland to the Caribbean: Indentured Servitude in the 17th Century

The author of Mithim explores how Cromwellian conquest, forced migration and indentured servitude shaped the world of her novel, weaving together a story of survival, displacement and uncomfortable moral choices.

Carina McNally