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
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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Generalship from Marlborough to Wellington
Jeremy Black
The acclaimed historian writes about the art of generalship among key British leaders of the long 18th century.
Zulu Court: Farini and the ‘Ethnic Exhibitions’
Mick Finlay
The Victorians had a fascination with the unknown which resulted in the vulnerable being taken advantage of. The author of a new novel set in the period tells us about five Zulu men and their attempt for freedom through the British courts.
The Chalke Valley History Festival 2021 – Review
James Chetwode
Despite Covid, the Chalke Valley History Festival went ahead, and we were there to check it out.
The Final Resting Place of Francis, Viscount Lovell
Richard III's body was discovered under a Leicester car park. But what of his close friend Viscount Lovell - where is he buried?
How A Law About Hats Contributed to the American Revolution
Patrick O’Shaughnessy
Did the Imposition of the Hat Act cause the American Revolution?
I Fart In Your General Direction!
Art imitates life, imitates art, or does it?
Summer Reads from Sharpe Books
Summer Reads from Sharpe Books' authors. Recommended history and historical fiction.
Five Favourites: Roman Temples
Continuing our series of Five Favourites, the acclaimed novelist picks his favourite Roman temples.
Five Nights to Malta: Operation Pedestal
Matthew Willis
The convoy to Malta in August 1942 was vital in sustaining its resistance. Over five days, Royal Navy and Merchant ships were torpedoed, bombed and strafed by Axis forces.
Scientific Struggle: The Search for Latitude
Nicholas Crane
Measuring the earth was not only mathematically challenging, but a physical feat too.
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