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The New King: George I of Great Britain

by Peter Ackroyd

In the following excerpt from Revolution, Peter Ackroyd transports readers to England in…
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The Smoking Gun: Was MI5 Aware of a Plot to Kill King Edward VIII?

The Longest Kill

by Alexander Larman

Someone once said that there are only three really enjoyable parts of creating…
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Collecting the Treasures of the World

by Elsa Hart

In 1714, the gardener and caretaker Edmund Howard supervised his employer’s move to…
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Cecil Vandepeer Clarke: Churchill’s Secret Weapon

by Giles Milton Cecil Vandepeer Clarke viewed his caravan with the sort of affection that most…
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Eoin MacNeill: Building an Army for the Easter Rising

by Tim Pat Coogan ‘MacNeill’ was Eoin MacNeill, the ostensible leader of the Irish Volunteers, a…
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Operation Market Garden: Arnham, September 17–21, 1944

Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab On 17 September 1944, the Anglo-Canadian 21st Army…
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Normandy Landings, June 6, 1944

Approaching Omaha
Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab The initial British–Canadian–American Normandy landings (Operation Neptune, the…
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Guy Burgess: The Life of a Cold War Double Agent

by Andrew Lownie

When Harold Macmillan, now the Prime Minister, visited the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev…
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Understanding the Language of War: Tony Blair and Winston Churchill

Whitehouse Blair
by Mark Thompson It’s May 13, 1940. Winston Churchill has been prime minister of the United…
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The Lewis Chessmen: Brexit and a New North Sea Style

by Nancy Marie Brown Look at a map and remember the key position this area enjoyed…
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Featured Excerpt: The Last Secret Agent

by Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson

After decades of silence, the last surviving World War II…
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Fascinating Historical Finds: May 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out our favorite new history books publishing in May…
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Lincoln Ellsworth—American Polar Explorer (Part II)

by Buddy Levy

In Part I published previously on The History Reader, author Buddy Levy introduces…
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Guns, Chainsaws and Swords: The Rivals of the Humble Axe

Ahmose ceremonial axe

by Rachel McCarthy James

Whack Job author Rachel McCarthy James takes a look at how guns, chainsaws,…
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Lincoln’s First Responder

by Tom Clavin

Earlier this week—April 14th—was the 160th anniversary of our Sixteenth President's assassination. Author…
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Featured Excerpt: The Rebel Romanov

by Helen Rappaport

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes the story of a…
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Featured Excerpt: Project Mind Control

DCI Allen Dulles on the cover of Time magazine in 1953, the year that he established MKULTRA.

by John Lisle

In Project Mind Control, John Lisle reveals inside story of the CIA’s secret mind control project,…
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The Tragic Fire and Sinking of the General Lyon Steamer

The Rock Island Argus Newspaper

by Tom Clavin

March 31st is the 160th anniversary of one of the most shocking events…
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