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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Before the Assassination: Archduke Ferdinand and the General
Was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand a failure of intelligence or a consequence of ambition?
Henry III & the Truce with Navarre
Was Theobold II of Navarre looking to stab Henry III in the back?
An Introduction to Robert Hooke
Robert J. Lloyd
A great scientist of the 17th century is the inspiration behind a new novel.
Crazy Rich Georgians: Elizabeth Chudleigh & Friends
Catherine Ostler
While Britain’s American colonies are fighting bitterly for independence, the trial of Elizabeth Chudleigh enthralled London high society.
Liberating Libya
Rupert Wieloch
The author of a new history of Libya introduces Britain's relationship with the North African country.
Napoleon’s Hat
As a recent auction has shown, interest in Bonaparte's bicorne is alive and well.
Olivia Jordan
Olivia Jordan served in France during the Phoney War, and then translated for the Free French and drove for de Gaulle during his exile in London.
Historical Heroes: Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri, the Florence native, was a forerunner of the Renaissance and the mind behind one of the greatest works of world literature, The Divine Comedy.
Flesh and Blood: The Iron Chancellor
Katja Hoyer
Otto von Bismark was a titan of Europe, but Katja Hoyer gives an intimate account of the man behind the statesman.
John of Gaunt: Father of Monarchy, by Helen Carr
Helen Carr
The author of a new biography gives us an overview of the ‘Red Prince’.
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