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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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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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 Gallipoli Conspiracy
The stalemate at Gallipoli was precipitated by a conspiracy, and the novelist Alan Bardos used it for his second book.
The Rosenstraße Protests
Ellie Midwood
The novelist discusses the inspiration behind The Woman Who Risked Everything.
Five Favourites: Tudor Histories
The Tudor historian picks his five favourite history books of the period.
What’s My Poison? Arsenic and other Methods of Murder.
Poisons, and particularly arsenic feature frequently in Victorian novels.
Agatha Christie’s Greatest Mystery
We'll never know the real reason why Agatha Christie disappeared.
1942: Britain at the Brink
Taylor Downing
1942 was perhaps the darkest year for Britain during the Second World War.
Hitler’s Winter
Anthony Tucker-Jones
The Ardennes Offensive was very much Hitler's plan, and it ended in disaster for the Germans.
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