Sir Robert Fairfax's descendants were intertwined with American history.
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Historical Heroes: Bill Slim
Some talk of Wellington and Marlborough as Britain’s greatest general, but Field Marshal William Slim is a name that is often overlooked.
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Blithe and Spirited
See Noel Coward's classic, haunting comedy.
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Roy Farran: Rogue Hero
Bill and David Stirling, Jock Lewes and Paddy Mayne were all remarkable SAS officers, but there was one more, Roy Farran who had an extraordinary career.
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What is the Blood Price?
The novelist's latest is a departure from the Norman invasion, but what's the story behind it?
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Alexander the Great in the Dock
Classics for All’s latest 'moot trial' brought history’s greatest commander to the Supreme Court.
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Hadrian’s Wall: Strategic Masterpiece or Monumental Folly?
Was Hadrian's Wall built to keep out barbarians, or rather to demonstrate the power of Rome?
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Unionism & The Treaty
Ulster leader James Craig thought he had beaten Lloyd George during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations.
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Hugh Fairfax
Sir Robert Fairfax's descendants were intertwined with American history.
Historical Heroes: Bill Slim
Some talk of Wellington and Marlborough as Britain’s greatest general, but Field Marshal William Slim is a name that is often overlooked.
Roy Farran: Rogue Hero
Bill and David Stirling, Jock Lewes and Paddy Mayne were all remarkable SAS officers, but there was one more, Roy Farran who had an extraordinary career.
The House of Windsor in the Modern World
The bestselling historian and author paints a picture of the monarchy today that is very different to the one in 1953.
The Decline of the British Army Between the Wars
In November 1918 the British Army had achieved victories to rank along any of its predecessors. Just over twenty years later it had been humiliated by the Blitzkrieg of the Wehrmacht.
Kilmartin Glen: Where Scotland Was Born
The author of The Chronicles of Iona looks to one part of the British Isles that was at the forefront of progress in the period.
Captain Edward Columbine and the West Africa Squadron
The West Africa Squadron provided Captain Columbine the opportunity to fight slavery
Lincoln’s Gettysburg; Comer’s Ridgewell
381st Bomb Group was part of the US Air Force’s wider bombing of Germany that cost many lives.
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