Independent Protestants landed on Plymouth Rock in November 1620.
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Shadow of A Queen
The exiled queen's presence in England set in motion a deadly game of faith, power, and espionage that would define Elizabeth’s reign.
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Emma Sergeant’s ‘La Selva Oscura’ – Review
In a new exhibition, the artist transforms Dante’s “dark wood” into a landscape of birch trees, animals, and memory.
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From Fact into Fiction: The Origins of The Devils of Cardona
The historian and author draws on Spain’s Morisco past, persecution and intrigue within his novel.
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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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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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Hadrian’s Wall: Strategic Masterpiece or Monumental Folly?
Was Hadrian's Wall built to keep out barbarians, or rather to demonstrate the power of Rome?
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Unionism & The Treaty
Ulster leader James Craig thought he had beaten Lloyd George during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations.
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The Vercors Uprising, July 1944
When the French Resistance launched a brave assault on the Nazi and Vichy regimes.
Gudrid the Wanderer and the Modern Detective Novel
Iceland has long provided fascination for authors, and none more so than for Michael Ridpath.
Food & Class in Victorian Britain
Pen Vogler
Focusing on topics from avocados, to dessert forks, to names for the evening meal, food is inextricably linked with class.
Roman Britain: Top 3 Sites
We are lucky to have so many Roman sites in Britain, and the bestselling author of the Edge of Empire series names his top 3.
Bonnie & Clyde Review: Criminally Good
The classic tale gets a musical reboot at the Garrick
The Island of Extraordinary Captives
Simon Parkin
Britain’s own role in the practice of incarcerating 'aliens' is examined in a new book.
Can History Be Saved?
Richard Cohen
Nostalgia for the USSR has led to severe restrictions in the treatment of history by the Russian state, and Vladimir Putin.
Finest Hours: The Battle of Crécy
The distinguished historian has written a new series on the Hundred Years War starting with Crécy.
Victorian Women Breaking the Rules
Katie Lumsden
The author of a new novel set in the world of Victorian governesses describes her story and influences.
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