A new 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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Law and Order in the 17th century
The duties of the constable in 17th century England.
Servants and Historical Fiction
Servants through the ages, from the Tudors to the 1930s.
Napoleon a Warmonger?
The popular accusation against Napoleon was that he was a warmonger. Not so says Adam Zamoyski.
Abingdon’s War of Words
Misjudged words from one of the King's men led to disaster at Abingdon in January 1645.
Truthiness, Fake History and the Story of the Whipping Boy
The myth of the Whipping Boy.
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