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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Henry Du Pré Labouchère: The Least Victorian of All Victorian Politicians?
An account of the MP which contrasts an 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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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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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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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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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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The V2 – Weapon of Vengeance
The V2 rocket caused major destruction, killing civilians and striking fear into the population.
Aspects of History Book of the Year: The Siege
Oliver Webb-Carter
Our Book of the Year is The Siege, by Ben Macintyre.
Books of 2024 From Aspects of History
Our authors and contributors recommend books they've enjoyed this year
Old Delhi to New: A Murderous History of India’s Capital City
Vaseem Khan
Delhi’s transformation spans empires from mythic beginnings to the three-hundred-year-relationship between Britain and India.
John de Vere: Kingbreaker
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, overcame exile, piracy, and imprisonment to become a pillar of the new Tudor regime.
Reinhard Heydrich: The Man With The Iron Heart
Nigel Jones
Himmler’s deputy and Hitler’s favourite was the architect of the Holocaust and a ruthless Nazi responsible for the Einsatzgruppen.
The Admiral’s Eyes
The front-line Hydrographic Pathfinders of the Royal Navy were a vital unit.
The Congress of Terror
R.N.Morris
The rise of the People’s Will and their deadly plot against Tsar Alexander II.
I Am André
Diana Mara Henry
After three decades of research, Diana Mara Henry discovers the man behind the aliases.
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