A grisly Lincolnshire folktale from Holbeach tells of the gambling antics of three drunken men in a churchyard, a story that passed into local legend as an enduring warning of sacrilege, remorse, and supernatural retribution.
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The Battle to Keep the War Moving
A rediscovered wartime diary shows how the Persian Corridor supply route workedin practice. Not as strategy, but as constant repair under immense pressure.
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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.
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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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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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The Battle to Keep the War Moving
A rediscovered wartime diary shows how the Persian Corridor supply route workedin practice. Not as strategy, but as constant repair under immense pressure.
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Giulia Tofana: Power & Poison
Giulia Tofana was an Italian professional purveyor of poisons, and the inventor of the deadly poison Aqua Tofana, which is named after her.
Douglas Bader’s “Big Wing” Controversy
Dilip Sarkar
The WW2 ace, famously played by Kenneth More in Reach for the Sky, was part of wider argument that went all the way to 10 Downing St.
Winston & Randolph: Father and Son
Josh Ireland
Winston Churchill had complicated relationships, none more so than with his son, Randolph
David Hume: The Greatest Historian
Julian Baggini
Hume can help us live well, but also that he was a brilliant historian, and it is for this he should be better known.
David Starkey: YouTube Sensation
The acclaimed historian is giving informative talks on his new YouTube channel.
Pandemics & Politics
The impact of disease has had a major impact throughout history, and Covid will with us.
James Madison: President of Fun
The social life of America's fourth president and his wife make Boris Johnson's party culture seem funereal in comparison
The Munich Agreement: Why the Struggle, Again?
Why are we arguing again about Neville Chamberlain, appeasement and the Munich crisis?
Canada in the Second World War
Dave Mason
Canada was a key ally in the fight against Germany in the Second World War
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