Britain’s truly iconic buildings are those whose architecture, symbolism and evolving histories have allowed them to transcend aesthetics and become expressions of national identity.
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Norman Castles: Living Under the Norman Yoke
An overview of how early Norman castles were built, evolved, and reshaped power in England after the Norman Conquest.
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Gambling with the Dead
A grisly Lincolnshire folktale from Holbeach tells of the gambling antics of three drunken men in a churchyard, a story that passed into local legend as an enduring warning of sacrilege, remorse, and supernatural retribution.
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The Battle to Keep the War Moving
A rediscovered wartime diary shows how the Persian Corridor supply route workedin practice. Not as strategy, but as constant repair under immense pressure.
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The Writer and the Traitor
As the Normandy landings approached, the surprise resignation from MI6 of the author Graham Greene – a close friend of Kim Philby – cast a shadow over one of the war’s most carefully orchestrated intelligence operations.
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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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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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What Makes an Iconic Structure?
Britain’s truly iconic buildings are those whose architecture, symbolism and evolving histories have allowed them to transcend aesthetics and become expressions of national identity.
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The Ghosts of Winceby
The 1643 skirmish was as surprising as it was significant in the English Civil Wars, when Cromwell’s charge helped secure Parliamentarian control in Lincolnshire.
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
Anna M Holmes
A glance back at Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, their bold collaborations and innovations which transformed ballet into its modern form.
‘So The World May Know He Loved Me Once’: Catherine Dickens’s Story
Αnnie Elliot
On her deathbed, Mrs Dickens asked her daughter to give her letters from Charles to the British Museum ‘so the world may know he loved me once.’
Boudica’s Wrath: Law, Humiliation and the Road to Revolt
Sam F Hutchins
An exploration of the legal, political and personal factors behind Boudica’s revolt against Rome in 61AD.
Nuremberg: A Witness to Justice
An account of the Nuremberg Trials through the experiences of Howard Triest, a German-Jewish refugee and translator who confronted the leading figures of Nazi Germany as justice was brought to bear.
Inconsistent Attitudes, Inconsistent Treatment–First World War Conscientious Objectors in Britain
Kevin P. Bartlett
An examination of how inconsistent social attitudes and local tribunal decisions shaped the treatment of conscientious objectors in First World War Britain.
Carausius and Allectus: Filling the Gaps in Britain’s Roman Rebellion
John Pitts
Carausius and Allectus ruled Britain for a decade after breaking from the Roman Empire, yet the origins and rise of these rebel emperors remain among the most intriguing mysteries of Roman Britain.
Piercefield: The Time and the Place
The story of Piercefield House near Chepstow, a once-celebrated estate overlooking the River Wye that later fell into ruin.
Wartime Letters: Αn Extract
Kathleen Harriman
A journalist by background and the daughter of the US ambassador to the USSR, Harriman’s trip out of Moscow evokes the destruction wrought on the Eastern Front in World War Two.
Turning Cold Cases Hot with Cryptanalysis
A.D. Price
The hidden power of cryptanalysis: how secret codes have helped track mobsters, terrorists, and elusive killers.
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