In the age of Offa, a short-lived archbishopric at Lichfield (787–803) reflected the expansion and consolidation of Mercian rule, though later Canterbury sources recast it as a contentious and anomalous creation.
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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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A Spy in the Archive: How I Pieced Together a Stay-Behind Network
The author reveals how he reconstructed Sweden’s secret Cold War stay-behind network from fragments in archives, diaries and interviews.
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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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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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Lichfield: England’s Third Archbishop
In the age of Offa, a short-lived archbishopric at Lichfield (787–803) reflected the expansion and consolidation of Mercian rule, though later Canterbury sources recast it as a contentious and anomalous creation.
read moreDemocracies 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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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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The Bitter Legacy of Partition
The human cost of Partition is a tragedy that defines the relationship between India and Pakistan today.
History Festivals: Why Buckingham Matters
Scintillating conversation, and of course a bar. The director argues the case for Buckingham
Summer Reads from Sharpe Books
Summer Reads from Sharpe Books' authors. Recommended history and historical fiction.
The Band That Went To War
Brian Short
The veteran of the Falklands conflict has written about his experience.
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Spy author Alex Gerlis writes about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising that partly inspired his novel Agent in Peril.
Operation Codicil
A new novel follows the Paras during the Second World War, starting with D-Day and ending with the crossing of the Rhine.
Historical Heroes: Robert Oppenheimer
The author of a new book on Oppenheimer describes the accusations of communism that dogged him for the rest of his life.
Who Were the Huguenots?
Rosemary Hayes
The Huguenots, many of whom were expelled from France, enriched the countries they migrated to.
Partnership and Politics
Vince Cable
In Vince Cable's new memoir, written with his partner Rachel Smith, he gives a reappraisal of his time in government.
Frank Foley: Pimpernel of the Jews
Foley, a British Hero of the Holocaust, saved 10,000 Jews under his passport scheme in Berlin.
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