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The British Empire, by Matthew Parker
The British Empire reached its territorial peak in September 1923.
On 29 September 1923, the Palestine Mandate became law and the British Empire reached what would prove to be its maximum territorial extent. It was now the largest empire in history, covering a quarter of the world’s land area and home to 460 million people. This was...
Henry V, by Dan Jones
Perhaps England's finest king gets the Dan Jones treatment.
Too many books about Henry V fall into the tempting trap of weighting the material towards his kingship and the Agincourt campaign. But Dan Jones is too deft and diligent as a historian to fall into such a trap. Henry V: The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest...
Three Men on a Mission: Three Architects of Early Christendom
Emperor Leo III, Saint Boniface and Charles Martel, men who helped establish Christianity.
Three Men on a Mission: Three Architects of Early Christendom Staying true to its name, the fourth instalment of The Wanderer Chronicles invites the reader to journey far and wide, in company with Viking warrior-in-exile Erlan Aurvandil and his partner in adventure,...
Crete ’41: Hill 107
Vicious fighting between Kiwi troops and German paratroopers centered on one hill in Crete.
Individuals in conflict can decisively influence the outcome of a battle. Examples abound. Leonidas and his lonely Spartan defence of the narrow pass at Thermopylae in 480 BC against the might of the invading Persian army; an unknown standard bearer from Caesar’s...
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Bonus Podcast 18
Anglo Saxons in the Varangian Guard
The English Mercenaries of the Byzantine Empire.
Anglo Saxons in the Varangian Guard The loss of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 brought about a seismic change in English society. As the conquering Normans came to dominate the country, many English noblemen and elite warriors found themselves dispossessed and with...
