From the Malayan campaign to the tense final days of Japanese rule in Singapore, the career of Lt Col “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, preserved in family papers, brings to light wartime stories of the Indian Army and the final years of the Raj.
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30 Commando and The Wizard War
During the race for wartime technology, Ian Fleming’s 30 Commando led Britain’s hunt for enemy intelligence as the Allied invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy gathered pace.
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Ibsen’s Ghosts at the Questors Theatre – A Review
A dark and emotionally charged production of Ghosts at the Questors Theatre.
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The Two Hundred Years War and the Shaping of Our World, by Michael Livingston
What we label the Hundred Years War is an example of modern periodisation, clouding the forces at play in the Anglo-French conflicts of the Medieval period. Reframing the conflict over two centuries uncover how such European rivalries prompted the era of global exploration that followed.
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MEDIEVAL LATEST
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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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.
Resistance to the Normans
The Norman Invasion encountered resistance all over the country, as the author of a series set during it recounts.
Medea @Soho Place – Review
Oliver Webb-Carter
The latest adaptation of Euripides' play is dominated by a towering performance from Sophie Okonedo.
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