Jim Loughran's short story, City of the Damned, follows Ireland’s most formidable rebel from the battlefield to Rome, tracing the life of a man who came close to breaking English rule.
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Lt. Col. Leslie Vernon Fitzpatrick and The Sherdils
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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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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Alan Brooke: The Unknown Field Marshal
Andrew Sangster
Churchill's right hand man was not afraid to speak truth to the Prime Minister during the war.
Over- and Under-estimating the Entente Cordiale
Stephen Clarke
The Entente Cordiale, the anniversary of which is on the 8th April, was an achievement of Edward VII's, a much maligned king.
A Cold War Incident
David Webb-Carter
A British Army officer and a defector, in the dark days of the Cold War.
Short Stories: Fun To Read & Fun To Write
Short stories are a form of writing enjoyable to all.
Did Harold Really Take One in the Eye?
Harold may well not have been the figure depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry.
Historical Parallels
Politicians' use of history always comes back to bite them, much like the Continental System.
The Colourful Court of Oliver Cromwell
Miranda Malins
The Cromwell family was not as dour as we thought.
The Day They Pardoned Turing
The 'Alan Turing Law', passed in 2013, and the man who inspired it.
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