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.
The West should be celebrated, not condemned. Camilla Bolton A new title, written by a descendant of Robert Hitchens, is a testament to those who lost their lives. A veritable feast for anyone who loves books and history. Georgina Graham A new novel set in Denmark in the 12th century. Georgina Graham A collection of short stories is out from a Ukrainian descended author, set during WW2 An 'important' new history of the women of SOE. Amy McElroy A story set in 1970s Italy from the bestselling author. George Blake's death in 2020 led to the publication of this new biography from Simon Kuper.
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The War on the West, by Douglas Murray
Titanic Day by Day, by Simon Medhurst
In the Shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral, by Margaret Willes
Yorick: A Jester’s Tale, by John Pilkington
Souvenirs from Kyiv, by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger
Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE, by Kate Vigurs
Two Women in Rome, by Elizabeth Buchan
The Happy Traitor, by Simon Kuper
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