The Elizabethan spy and double agent emerges from the shadows of history in the author's recent series that reimagine his involvement in the Babington Plot, Essex’s rebellion and the mysterious death of Christopher Marlowe.
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Historical Lincolnshire: Roman Soldiers, Pilgrims and Radical Religious Ideas
Inspired by a trip to the county, the author sketches out Lincolnshire’s rich Roman, medieval and religious history, tracing the county’s independent Puritan tradition from the Reformation to the Pilgrims who founded Boston, Massachusetts.
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De Gaulle: Résistance – Review
No army, no money, no mandate...
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De Gaulle: Résistance – Review
No army, no money, no mandate...
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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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Lumberjills: The Women in Britain’s Forests Who Helped Win the War
The author shares the remarkable story of Britain's forgotten Women’s Timber Corps – and the decade-long journey that inspired her four books including her latest novel, The Lumberjills Under Suspicion.
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Robert Poley: ‘Genius of the Underworld’
The Elizabethan spy and double agent emerges from the shadows of history in the author's recent series that reimagine his involvement in the Babington Plot, Essex’s rebellion and the mysterious death of Christopher Marlowe.
Historical Lincolnshire: Roman Soldiers, Pilgrims and Radical Religious Ideas
Inspired by a trip to the county, the author sketches out Lincolnshire’s rich Roman, medieval and religious history, tracing the county’s independent Puritan tradition from the Reformation to the Pilgrims who founded Boston, Massachusetts.
Marshal Books
Marshal Books
A new, major independent publisher. Accepting Submissions. It's Time For A New Chapter...
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Franks: Remarkable, Heroic but Largely Unknown
Tim Spicer
In his new biography, An Axe and Four Balloons, the author introduces the man who saved the SAS
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.
Rethinking Communism’s History
Paul Mason
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.
When the Country House Went to War
Judith S. Lewis
Wartime requisitioning of Britain’s country houses transformed the lives of owners, servants and occupiers and the consequences were far-reaching.
Recovering the Last Emperor and Empress of China
Paul French
A recently discovered diary from an American tutor who lived with Puyi and Wanrong offers an new perspective on the young couple’s marriage and the usual portrayal of China’s last emperor and empress as political symbols, victims or exotic caricatures.
Writing Thrillers: Where Fact Meets Fiction
The filmmaker-turned-author explains how his career shapes his fiction, which combines intrigue, historical fact, exotic locations and research.
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