Attendees are enduring record-breaking heat with characteristic resilience, but conditions still fall short of the grizzly existence of a U-Boat crew.
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Chalke Daily: Hobnobbing and the Hottest of Takes
Infernal temperatures as the programme kicks off properly
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Chalke Daily: Shrugging Off the States for the Stage
The Editor-at-large gives his report of talks and Shakespearean tragedy from the second day.
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Chalke Daily: Storm Clouds and Scaramucci
We’re back in Wiltshire on the first day of the UK’s largest festival devoted to history!
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The Big Debrief – Review
At its inaugural conference, Britain at War brought together leading historians and broadcasters for a day of lively discussion.
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Can Aethelred the Unready Be Rehabilitated?
The author asks whether he was England’s most incompetent king, or whether history unfairly blames him for Viking successes and overlooks his achievements?
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Democracies vs. Authoritarian States
A never-so-timely comparison of Athens and Sparta explores whether political freedom can establish military superiority and determine the outcome of ideological conflict.
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How Did the Romans Respond to the Deaths of their Emperors?
Rumour in the Roman world tended to flourish when it came to the the fate of emperors, threatening imperial stability and exposing public anxiety.
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The “Ghost” Match: An Extract
In a surreal, chilling moment, the Chilean national football team played alone in Santiago’s Estadio Nacional after the Soviet Union refused to compete in a stadium that the Pinochet regime had turned into a site of imprisonment, torture and death.
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Chalke Daily: Heat and Hard Truths
Attendees are enduring record-breaking heat with characteristic resilience, but conditions still fall short of the grizzly existence of a U-Boat crew.
Chalke Daily: Hobnobbing and the Hottest of Takes
Infernal temperatures as the programme kicks off properly
Chalke Daily: Shrugging Off the States for the Stage
The Editor-at-large gives his report of talks and Shakespearean tragedy from the second day.
Chalke Daily: Storm Clouds and Scaramucci
We’re back in Wiltshire on the first day of the UK’s largest festival devoted to history!
The Big Debrief – Review
At its inaugural conference, Britain at War brought together leading historians and broadcasters for a day of lively discussion.
Can Aethelred the Unready Be Rehabilitated?
The author asks whether he was England’s most incompetent king, or whether history unfairly blames him for Viking successes and overlooks his achievements?
The “Ghost” Match: An Extract
Stefano Bizzotto
In a surreal, chilling moment, the Chilean national football team played alone in Santiago’s Estadio Nacional after the Soviet Union refused to compete in a stadium that the Pinochet regime had turned into a site of imprisonment, torture and death.
Stockton and Darlington’s Bicentenary
David Gwyn
Though the railway had a pivotal role in the development of modern rail transport, the historian challenges persistent myths that it was the world’s first.
The Road Back to Boston
Thor Hogan
On April 19 1775, colonial troops battled redcoats at Concord's North Bridge, which resulted in nearly three-hundred British casualties and paved the way for American independence.
Dealbreakers: Advice on how to turn your submission into a publishing contract.
Charlotte Rose
Publishing advice for first-time novelists from a professional editor
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