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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The Memory of Wounds
The author of a new book on the controversy of statues approaches the subject from a different angle.
Books of 2021 From Aspects of History
Our authors and contributors recommend books they've enjoyed this year
Mining for History
Author Derek Birks examines the evidence for a heroic defender of the Britons.
The Forgotten Army of WW2
Shirley Dickson
The little-known Women's Timber Corps played a vital role in the war effort.
Writing Arctic Star
Tom Palmer
The award-winning children's author explains the story behind his latest novel
American Gibraltar: The Fortress at Louisbourg
David O. Stewart
The Fortress of Louisbourg was a prize the British lusted after during the Seven Years War, but was this the first possession that would lead to the loss of the 13 colonies?
Churchill and Mustard Gas
Anthony Tucker-Jones
Churchill was an enthusiastic proponent of using the deadly chemical weapon.
Julian Corbett: Military Genius
Andrew Lambert
Julian Corbett, the great naval strategist, was a British Clausewitz. Are we following his doctrine today?
Football and the Nazis
Alex Gerlis
The Nazis were only to keen to use football as propaganda. The author of a new novel set in the period digs deeper.
The Dublin Railway Murder: Criminal Investigation and the Press
Thomas Morris
It was a horrifying crime, but did the press disrupt the investigation?
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