Sixty years on from Indonesia’s anti-Communist purge, a British propaganda campaign demonstrates how fabricated voices, forged documents and psychological warfare helped grease the wheels of regime change against Sukarno.
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Churchill’s Most Hateful Decision, by Edward Abel Smith
An exploration of the East India Company’s Leadenhall Street headquarters unveils just how many of London’s most noteworthy buildings which told the capital’s story have disappeared without trace.
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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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Eadric Streona: Archvillain of English History
One of Anglo-Saxon England’s most notorious figures, his murderous ambition and repeated betrayals triggered Danish conquest and the upheavals that resulted in 1066.
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The Bases Britain Almost Abandoned in Cyprus
After the 1974 Turkish intervention, Britain came close to relinquishing sovereign territory on the island before American pressure compelled Harold Wilson's government to reverse course.
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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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Caesar’s Gaulish King: The Double Lives of Commius the Atrebatan
The stirring career of a one-time trusted ally, sometimes determined enemy, of Caesar reveals the complexities of loyalty and political manoeuvring in operation behind Rome’s invasions of Britain and Gaul.
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Tyrants and Demagogues
Drawing on the history of Syracuse, the author outlines the inspirations behind his new novel and examines just how power, identity and war shaped Sicilian history.
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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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The Voice from the Well, by Rory Cormac
Rory Cormac
Sixty years on from Indonesia’s anti-Communist purge, a British propaganda campaign demonstrates how fabricated voices, forged documents and psychological warfare helped grease the wheels of regime change against Sukarno.
Churchill’s Most Hateful Decision, by Edward Abel Smith
Edward Abel Smith
An exploration of the East India Company’s Leadenhall Street headquarters unveils just how many of London’s most noteworthy buildings which told the capital’s story have disappeared without trace.
Sir Gruffydd Donne: Knight of Kidwelly
John Pitts
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.
Eadric Streona: Archvillain of English History
One of Anglo-Saxon England’s most notorious figures, his murderous ambition and repeated betrayals triggered Danish conquest and the upheavals that resulted in 1066.
Historical Heroes: Anne of Cleves
Too often dismissed as Henry VIII’s forgotten wife, this issue’s protagonist emerges instead as a shrewd survivor, her humiliating rejection transformed into a life of wealth and independence.
Kidding Mr Hitler
Sinclair McKay
Immortalised in sitcom yet too often mistaken as comic, the Home Guard was a disciplined and often dangerous citizen army, whose volunteers stood ready to defend the nation against invasion.
Heroes, Villains, and Letters to Empty Houses
Inspired by a wartime RAF pilot's memories and a chance letter, years of archival research revealed the true story behind the author's new book and its a tale of Resistance, betrayal and a remarkable act of bravery.
When Robert the Bruce Fought for the English
James Turner
The First War of Scottish Independence and the struggle to reject English overlordship masked an equally fierce and overlapping war waged between different factions of the Scottish nobility.
Fleming’s Raiders
Ian Fleming created the most famous fictional agent in the world, James Bond. However, when he worked for Naval Intelligence during WWII, he made significant contributions to the real world of intelligence.
Introducing the New Aspects of History Substack – We’re Revamping!
Pairing a free midweek editorial newsletter with exclusive subscriber-only magazine features, author interviews and other benefits on a Saturday, we are offering history lovers a richer and more rewarding reading experience while supporting independent historical writing.
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