A worthy re-evaluation of the reign of Offa, showing through varied evidence how his power shaped Mercia’s dominance and early English state formation.
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Devils in the Details: On Location with Folk Tales in England’s Forgotten County, by Rory Waterman
An examination of Lincolnshire's folklore, tracing how legends like Yallery Brown and the Lincoln Imp have evolved over time through storytelling, embellishment, and cultural memory
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Shadow of a Queen, by Peter Tonkin
Robert Poley returns amid the intrigue surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots’s captivity in another of Peter Tonkin's depiction of plots and political tension in Elizabethan England.
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Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry that Shaped Ancient Greece, by Adrian Goldsworthy
An ambitious and successful account demonstrating how unlikely alliance and antagonism, rooted in identity and ambition, led to the Peloponnesian War.
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No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One, by Andrew Lambert
As debate intensifies over Britain’s role in world security, Andrew Lambert offers a timely reassessment of the country’s 19th-century grand strategy.
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Shadow of a Queen, by Peter Tonkin
Robert Poley returns amid the intrigue surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots’s captivity in another of Peter Tonkin's depiction of plots and political tension in Elizabethan England.
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Queen High, by C.J. Carey
An alternate reality where Wallis Simpson is queen is a compulsive literary thriller.
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Behind Caesar’s Back: Rumor, Gossip, and the Making of the Roman Emperors, by Caillan Davenport
Modern-day understanding of the Roman world was frequently shaped by public perception and talk of the emperors played a role in influencing that history.
Rupert Hague Holmes Earthy, gritty and not for the faint-hearted A delightful book that provides enormous entertainment. Natalie Morgan As a new Nolan film of the nuclear scientist nears release, a new biography is published. Chantelle Lee Characters are lifelike and well-rounded, and the narrative voice strong and era-appropriate. Fodder for all sides of the debate in the culture wars. Mia Roe A new collection from Aspects of History features some of the best novelists writing about the Second World War. Gentle time-travel, with a side hustle in liturgies, hierarchies, monarchies and television rights. Rupert Hague-Holmes A real sense of the complex web and strains of life within the Royal Family. Rebecca Yates The acclaimed historian's latest book is on one of the great battles of the Middle Ages.
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