The past is never dead, it isn’t even past
Those who have experienced disbelief in the politics of the United States over the past six years will find Hoax a fascinating read. The current acceptance of conspiracy theories – the ‘stolen’ election and a government controlled by paedophiles, to name but two – may...
Readers of Oliver Cromwell and the New Model Army (NMA) will be familiar with the first edition of this book, The New Model Army: Agent of Revolution, published some 30 years ago. It earned the tag ‘definitive’ at the time and has remained a much valued reference ever...
In his fascinating book Inheritance, Leo Hollis shines a light on a unique period in English history when, as he puts it, London went from a dilapidated backwater to the largest city in the world, all within the span of a single lifetime. The life in question was that...
V.L. Valentine’s visceral debut skilfully immerses the reader in the dread and despair of plague-ridden London during the stinking hot summer of 1665. The story centres on Symon Patrick, the young Rector of St. Paul’s in Covent Garden, and his discovery that, among...
Michael Ward proves, once again, his knowledge and love of Stuart London. After setting the tone with Rags of Time, The Wrecking Storm, his latest effort and second in the Thomas Tallant series, raises the bar and drives the reader through the streets of an already...
