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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Blood, Power and the Blackshirts.
John Foot
Ennio Gnudi was to be Mayor of Bologna, but the fascists changed all that.
Cassius Parmensis, Caesar, Boris and Saddam
There are similarities between an assassin of Caesar, and figures we’ve become familiar with in recent years.
The Mutiny of The French Army
The Nivelle Offensive saw a serious revolt by French troops.
The Drowned Woman: Ellen Tyrell’s Nose
The Thames is a useful place for mysterious deaths.
Æthelstan: England’s First King – Who Nearly Wasn’t
England’s First King, and greatest some say, almost didn't make it.
SAS South Georgia Boating Club
Tony Shaw
The author, a former SAS trooper, describes his career and what made him a member of 'The Regiment'.
HistFest 22 Review
Leah Blundell
Our Assistant Editor headed to the London based festival over a recent April weekend.
The Story Behind The Girl with the Diary
Shari J. Ryan
The author's grandmother provided the inspiration for her new novel.
From Ivan the Terrible to Putin
Frank Malley
Russian leaders employing ruthless methods is nothing new
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