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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Meeting a Mole: George Blake, The Happy Traitor
Simon Kuper
The interview in 2012 that inspired the new biography of George Blake, the Soviet mole in MI6.
Rewriting History: Why We Need A Wider Appreciation Of World War Two
There is much to learn about the Second World War that is neglected in today's curriculum.
Sherlock Holmes versus Raffles
We all know about Sherlock Holmes, but what about Raffles?
War and Religion May Seem Unlikely Bedfellows, But History Suggests Otherwise.
The First Crusade was all about religion.
Pat Hobby: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Other “Great” Character
One of Fitzgerald's lesser-known characters is revived.
By Balloon to the North Pole
Richard Branson wasn't the first to have trouble in a balloon.
When you are in a Hole, Keep Digging: Life as a Young Archaeologist
Oliver Webb-Carter
The Netflix movie The Dig reminds the Editor of his archaeological experience in Central America and London.
Mountain Lions: Edward I’s Elite Troops
When Edward I needed elite troops to defeat the Welsh, he turned to his duchy of Gascony.
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