The historian and author draws on Spain’s Morisco past, persecution and intrigue within his novel.
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Anywhere But The Western Front
As shots were fired across multiple continents, World War One can only fully be grasped by looking beyond the Western Front and viewing it as a truly global conflict.
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Finding Carthage Among The Romans
A dominant power in the Western Mediterranean has always been overshadowed by its conquering Roman rivals, but there is much more to the North African realm’s story.
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The Captive Years of Mary, Queen of Scots
Packed with intrigue, self-preservation and a cache of coded correspondence, the 19 years spent by the Scottish queen as a prisoner in England heralds a dramatic retelling.
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30 Commando and The Wizard War, by Alan Bardos
During the race for wartime technology, Ian Fleming’s 30 Commando led Britain’s hunt for enemy intelligence as the Allied invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy gathered pace.
Ibsen’s Ghosts at the Questors Theatre — A Review
Jasmine Guama
A dark and emotionally charged production of Ghosts at the Questors Theatre.
The Two Hundred Years War and the Shaping of Our World, by Michael Livingston
Michael Livingston
What we label the Hundred Years War is an example of modern periodisation, clouding the forces at play in the Anglo-French conflicts of the Medieval period. Reframing the conflict over two centuries uncover how such European rivalries prompted the era of global exploration that followed.
A Royal Family’s Imprisonment
Mickey Mayhew
A fresh look at the Romanovs in captivity reveals the Tsarina Alexandra's courage, flaws and steel during the Russian Revolution.
Escaping the Grip of Eastern European Communism
Peter Kasl
A first-hand account of an 11-year-old fleeing communist Czechoslovakia, the years that followed in the West and the price of pursuing freedom.
Α Maritime Epic, by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
When an Arctic convoy was ordered to scatter in July 1942, disaster appeared inescapable, but a combination of nerve, improvisation and camouflage saw crisis averted.
Tunisgrad: Victory in Africa, By Saul David
The author examines the Allied victory in Tunisia in May 1943, showing how coordinated land, air, and armoured operations led to the capture of Tunis and the decisive defeat of Axis forces in North Africa.
The Battle of Champions, by Andrew Bayliss
Andrew Bayliss
The author uses the Battle of the Champions to show how warfare, discipline, and ideas of honour and shame shaped Spartan society
The Noose of Samuel Burrows, by Nick Kevern
Nick Kevern
The story of Samuel Burrows, a hangman in the harsh world of Georgian Britain.
The Trembling Wilburys: A Review – Rock of Ages
A live performance by The Trembling Wilburys at Questors Theatre, Ealing.
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