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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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 Canterville Ghost – Reviewed
The new show at the Southwark Playhouse is easy to enjoy.
Cliveden 2022 Review
Oliver Webb-Carter
A varied and diverse collection of authors made for a memorable Cliveden Literary Festival.
The Moors – Reviewed
Jen Silverman’s gripping Gothic story about isolation, ambition, and the struggle to be seen.
The Demerara Uprising
Thomas Harding
The Demerara Uprising in Guyana was one of the most serious in the British Empire. Largely non-violent, it was put down within a few days.
Great Black Britons: Richmond and Molyneux
Patrick Vernon & Dr Angelina Osborne
Bill Richmond was a trailblazer, Thomas Molyneux a fighter who came agonisingly close to becoming national champion.
Churchill & Scotland
Andrew Liddle
Winston Churchill's relationship with Scotland is very much misunderstood - until now.
Dünkirchen
Robert Kershaw
Operation Dynamo also signified a stunning German success as France was won in only a matter of weeks.
The Huxleys: 200 Years of Science & Culture in One Family
Alison Bashford
The Huxley family drove scientific discovery for 150 years.
A Comedy of Errors: The Killing of Franz Ferdinand
The assassination that sparked World War One was a series of mistakes and mishaps.
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