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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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Origins of a Legend: Robin Hood and the Disinherited
Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Prince of Thieves, Sean Connery, Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks. There have been so many interpretations of the legendary figure, but where does the story really come from? Novelist and historian David Pilling reveals all.
History Repeating Itself? The Spanish Flu of 1918.
Catharine Arnold
In 1918 humanity face another influenza pandemic, this one more lethal, which hit populations emerging from the horrors of World War One.
Five Favourites: Books on Ancient Rome
The historical novelist's favourite picks from Republic to Empire and Cicero to Marcus Aurelius.
The Viking Great Army: New Discoveries
Dawn M. Hadley & Julian D. Richards
It has been the intervention of metal detectorists that has advanced our knowledge of the Viking Great Army that landed in East Anglia in 865AD
The Spanish Civil War: Totalitarian Intervention
Anthony J. Candil
The Spanish Civil War was of great interest to the totalitarian powers of the 1930s in testing their military theories, but did they learn from them?
HMS Belfast: The Re-Opening
There is still life, and learning, in the old girl.
The Pathfinders: A Tragic Tale
Will Iredale
The 80-year heartbreak of the WAAF who overslept and missed the chance to say goodbye to her RAF Lancaster pilot boyfriend hours before he was killed over Nazi Germany.
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.
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