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The Anniversary of Hadrian’s Wall
by Ann Cleeves
This year marks the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian’s Wall. According to a history written…
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Oh, Those “Girton Girls!”
by Nancy Springer
In 19th century England, while sons of the well-to-do were sent to boarding…
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Understanding the Language of War: Tony Blair and Winston Churchill
by Mark Thompson It’s May 13, 1940. Winston Churchill has been prime minister of the United…
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Thomas Farriner: The Man Who Started Great Fire of London
by Rebecca Rideal As the sun set on another hot day, an easterly wind danced through…
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The Pickwick Papers: Death and Mr Pickwick
by Stephen Jarvis
Six months ago, if you had asked me about my novel Death and…
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Princess Louise: A Biography
by Lucinda Hawksley The Locock Family Secret - Princess Louise It was while looking into the…
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Dickensian London: Everyday Life in the Victorian City
by Judith Flanders Chapter 1: Easy to Rise - Coffee in Covent Garden Market It is…
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Queen Charlotte: Wife of George III
by Janice Hadlow Queen Charlotte of Mecklenberg Strelitz, the wife of George III, has never enjoyed a…
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Historic Divorce Facts: 10 Reasons Why It Ended In Divorce
by Jennifer Wright Three Unusual Historic Reasons For Divorce In 1613 the Countess of Essex demanded…
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Behind The Mask: Vita Sackville-West
by Matthew Dennison Every Tolkien fan remembers Lobelia Sackville-Baggins. Rapacious, uppity, with a formidable temper and…
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English History
Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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The Cave Man
by Tom Clavin
Did you know that there was a series of events known as the…
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Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
Cold Crematorium is the first English language edition of a lost memoir by Holocaust survivor József…
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