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John Pitts on Carausius and Allectus

John Pitts on Carausius and Allectus

The debut author discusses his tale of rebellion, two usurper emperors and the historical clues that inspired his novel.

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Queen of Hearts: Nadine Akkerman Interview

Queen of Hearts: Nadine Akkerman Interview

Steven Veerapen, author and academic, sat down with Nadine to discuss her new book, Elizabeth Stuart: Queen of Hearts

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AoH Book Club: John Kiszely on General Hastings ‘Pug’ Ismay: Soldier, Statesman, Diplomat – A New Biography

AoH Book Club: John Kiszely on General Hastings ‘Pug’ Ismay: Soldier, Statesman, Diplomat – A New Biography

Shaping Britain’s war and the post-war world from behind the scenes and proving that power was often exercised not on the battlefield but in the committee room – John Kiszely talks through the career of ‘Pug’ Ismay with the Editor.

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AoH Book Club: Gretchen Friemann on The Treaty

AoH Book Club: Gretchen Friemann on The Treaty

Historian Gretchen Friemann considers long-running conflicts, peace processes and their legacies in discussing her 2021 book.

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Nicholas Higham on How England Began

Paul Bernardi

During a wide-ranging conversation, the historian contemplates his new study of Late Roman Britain and early Anglo-Saxon England and recent evidence and perspectives found in the period that sits uneasily between the two.

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No More Napoleons: Andrew Lambert Interviewed

Andrew Lambert

In examining the 'Wellington System', the naval historian challenges the traditional view of complacent British diplomacy in Europe during the 19th century and up to WW1.

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AoH Book Club: Leanda de Lisle on After Elizabeth

Leanda de Lisle 

Exploring the tense months after Elizabeth I’s death and the turbulent accession of James I, as intrigue rippled through court and kingdom.

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John Pitts on Carausius and Allectus

John Pitts

The debut author discusses his tale of rebellion, two usurper emperors and the historical clues that inspired his novel.

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Geoffrey Roberts on Kathleen Harriman’s Wartime Letters

Geoffrey Roberts

The historian discusses the journalist, diplomat’s daughter and insider to the Allied leadership, her correspondence and daily life in London and Moscow during World War II.

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AoH Fiction Book of the Month: Light of the Moon

Elizabeth Buchan

Elizabeth Buchan on Light of the Moon: why she chose the SOE, set the story in Ribérac, and how research with surviving agents shaped her novel.

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In Conversation with Mickey Mayhew

Mickey Mayhew

The author discusses Tudor and royal mysteries, his research process, and his current biography of Ed Gein.

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John Ash, Editor of Britain at War, Interviewed

Alan Bardos

Alan Bardos interviews the editor of Britain at War magazine.

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AoH Book Club: John Kiszely on General Hastings ‘Pug’ Ismay: Soldier, Statesman, Diplomat – A New Biography

John Kiszely

Shaping Britain’s war and the post-war world from behind the scenes and proving that power was often exercised not on the battlefield but in the committee room – John Kiszely talks through the career of ‘Pug’ Ismay with the Editor.

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Paul Bernardi on The Reckoning

Paul Bernardi

The author discusses The Reckoning, the third and final volume in his Rebellion series, as resistance is met with Norman brutality.

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