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The Turbulent Birth of British Aviation
From innovative Edwardian pilots and the first transatlantic flight to the technological leaps of the First World War and the development of the Spitfire, the historian makes the case that the eccentric pioneers who paved the way for Britain’s place in the skies deserve more of the limelight.
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Foreign Volunteers and the Global Civil War: Why 35,000 People Fought in Spain
The novelist uncovers the motivations of those volunteers who joined the International Brigades who travelled to fight Franco’s forces during the Spanish Civil War and probes opposition to fascism across Europe between the World Wars.
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Thomas Cavendish: Gentleman, Privateer and Circumnavigator
The author inspects the life and legacy of the Elizabethan privateer, challenging the Victorian historians who consigned him to obscurity and endeavouring to restore his reputation among the great seafarers of the age.
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The Turbulent Birth of British Aviation
From innovative Edwardian pilots and the first transatlantic flight to the technological leaps of the First World War and the development of the Spitfire, the historian makes the case that the eccentric pioneers who paved the way for Britain’s place in the skies deserve more of the limelight.
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Sir Gruffydd Donne: Knight of Kidwelly
The novelist traces one man's journey from the shadow of his grandfather’s support for Owain Glyndwr to a career fighting for Henry V and Henry VI, and explores a Welsh family whose fortunes hinged on some of the defining conflicts of medieval Britain.
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The Decision that Saved the Early Roman Empire
A pivotal decision by Publius Scipio in 218 BC to send his brother Gnaeus to establish a Roman foothold in Iberia may have denied Hannibal the reinforcements he needed to defeat Rome and ultimately changed the course of Mediterranean history.
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Rethinking Communism’s History
Karl Marx was never the original architect of the communist tradition, which traces deeper roots from French revolutionary thought and the utopian ideals of Babeuf and Blanqui.
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Promote Your Writing with Aspects of History
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The Inside Story: Goldster
Adam Williams
Aspects of History author Peter Hughes is interviewed by Goldster as part of their book club. Their editor gives the background.
Could the Gallipoli Landings have Succeeded?
The Gallipoli Landings in 1915 were not a success with the allies pinned down early on. But could they have succeeded?
The Surrender of Cornwallis: A Path to Progress
Richard Middleton
Charles Cornwallis has a reputation as a disastrous military leader up against George Washington, but he was a progressive administrator in Ireland and India.
Capital of Spies
Bernd von Kostka
After the end of the Second World War, Berlin was a hotbed of espionage.
Could the Dardanelles Straits Have Been Forced?
The Allied Naval campaign to force a passage through the straits ended on 18th March 1915, a controversial decision to this day.
Son of Mercia
The bestselling author has a new series set in 9th century Mercia.
The Vanishing Children of Paris
Anna Mazzola
In the winter of 1750 children started disappearing from the streets of Paris.
From Palestine to Persia and Back: The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
Stephen Keoghane
A new book charts the experience of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry in the Second World War and here its editor describes the campaign in the Middle East.
Mining for History Part Two
Author Derek Birks continues his look at Britain after the Romans left
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