While her determination was sometimes mistaken for arrogance, Matilda’s resilience and political judgement ended up securing the English crown for her son, Henry II, and laid the foundations for the Plantagenet dynasty.
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The Forgotten Campaign to Conquer Egypt
The overlooked Fifth Crusade and the capture of Damietta show how an ambitious Christian invasion came close to reshaping the medieval Middle East.
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Archduke at The Royal Court Theatre – Review
Raj Joseph retells the story of Sarajevo in the summer of 1914 and the outbreak of war in a new drama directed by Lyndsey Turner
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How England Began
How Britain broke away from the Roman world is as essential to understanding the rise of the English language and a national identity as Germanic migration, subsequent conflict with native Britons and conversion to Christianity.
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A Spy in the Archive: How I Pieced Together a Stay-Behind Network
The author reveals how he reconstructed Sweden’s secret Cold War stay-behind network from fragments in archives, diaries and interviews.
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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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Mining for History
Author Derek Birks examines the evidence for a heroic defender of the Britons.
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The Overlooked History of the Vietnam War
Drawing on a childhood spent in 1960s Bangkok, a new novel blends fictional characters and plot with authentic people, places and experiences to recreate life for American families based in Thailand during the conflict.
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The Voice from the Well
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
Edward Abel Smith
With Britain facing the prospect of standing alone against Nazi Germany in the summer of 1940, Winston Churchill ordered one of the most controversial actions of the entire war: the attack on the French fleet at Mers el-Kébir.
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.
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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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