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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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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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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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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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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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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Those Must Be The Guards
Simon Doughty
A new book on the Guards takes its title from Sir John Moore, hero of Corunna.
Holmes Is Where the Heart Is
Richard Foreman reviews the Valley of Fear, at The Southwark Playhouse.
NATO’s Greatest Achievement
Sten Rynning
NATO's response to the fall of communism has made it the world's most powerful alliance.
Orwell & The Past
D.J. Taylor
D.J. Taylor writes about Orwell’s relationship with the past, and how it influenced Nineteen Eighty-Four.
The Franco-Prussian War & the Road to the Great War
Rachel Chrastil
In a matter of months Prussia had defeated France, and then Bismarck then embarked on his unification project.
Mycenae: Behind the Myths
Susan C. Wilson
The author of a new novel on Clytemnestra writes about the ancient city that was central to so many myths.
The Other Renaissance
The renaissance of Bruges in Flanders was felt in France, the German states, England, and even in Italy.
My Enemy’s Enemy: The German-Japanese Intelligence Alliance
The intelligence war raged in the lead up to Pearl Harbor.
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