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
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What is the Blood Price?
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Alexander the Great in the Dock
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Has 2026 Changed the World of Assassination?
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Historical Heroes: Nell Gwyn
The embodiment of Restoration England, and Charles II’s mistress described by Pepys as “pretty, witty Nell”.
Top Five: Books on The Battle of Agincourt
Richard Foreman, author of the bestselling Band of Brothers series, about Henry V and the Agincourt campaign, recommends five books.
The Fateful Year: 1066
Anglo-Saxon resistance did not melt away at the conclusion of the Battle of Hastings.
The Spice Race
The hunt for spices saw the beginnings of globalisation as the Portuguese, Spanish and later the Dutch ventured to the Spice Islands.
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Hugh Fairfax
Sir Thomas Fairfax's descendants were intertwined with American history.
Historical Heroes: Bill Slim
Some talk of Wellington and Marlborough as Britain’s greatest general, but Field Marshal William Slim is a name that is often overlooked.
Roy Farran: Rogue Hero
Bill and David Stirling, Jock Lewes and Paddy Mayne were all remarkable SAS officers, but there was one more, Roy Farran who had an extraordinary career.
The House of Windsor in the Modern World
The bestselling historian and author paints a picture of the monarchy today that is very different to the one in 1953.
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