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The Anniversary of Hadrian’s Wall
by Ann Cleeves
WCAG Heading This year marks the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian’s Wall. According to a history…
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Oh, Those “Girton Girls!”
by Nancy Springer
WCAG Heading In 19th century England, while sons of the well-to-do were sent…
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Understanding the Language of War: Tony Blair and Winston Churchill
WCAG Headingby Mark Thompson It’s May 13, 1940. Winston Churchill has been prime minister of the…
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Thomas Farriner: The Man Who Started Great Fire of London
WCAG Headingby Rebecca Rideal As the sun set on another hot day, an easterly wind danced…
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The Pickwick Papers: Death and Mr Pickwick
by Stephen Jarvis
Wcag Heading Wcag Heading Six months ago, if you had asked me about…
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Princess Louise: A Biography
Wcag Heading by Lucinda Hawksley Wcag Heading The Locock Family Secret – Princess Louise It was…
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Dickensian London: Everyday Life in the Victorian City
WCAG Heading by Judith Flanders WCAG Heading Chapter 1: Easy to Rise – Coffee in Covent…
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Queen Charlotte: Wife of George III
Wcag Heading by Janice Hadlow Queen Charlotte of Mecklenberg Strelitz, the wife of George III, has never…
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Historic Divorce Facts: 10 Reasons Why It Ended In Divorce
WCAG Heading by Jennifer Wright WCAG Heading Three Unusual Historic Reasons For Divorce In 1613 the…
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Behind The Mask: Vita Sackville-West
Wcag Heading by Matthew Dennison Every Tolkien fan remembers Lobelia Sackville-Baggins. Rapacious, uppity, with a formidable…
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Featured Excerpt: Once There Was a Town
by Jane Ziegelman
Described as an "animated tapestry" by The Wall Street Journal, Jane Ziegelman's Once…
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The Escapes of David George and the Stories We Tell About Slavery
by Gregory E. O'Malley
by Gregory O'Malley When most people think of North American slavery, they most often think of…
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Featured Excerpt: The Great Abolitionist
by Stephen Puleo
The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published…
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Falling in Love with Texas’ Worst Town
by Joe Pappalardo
From a wrestler with cauliflower ears to ill-used dance hall girls to everyday…
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I Told You So!
by Matt Kaplan
From Darwin to Pasteur to modern-day scientists, Matt Kaplan's I Told You So!…
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Five History Books Coming This March!
From society belles teaming up with gun manufacturers to save America's birds in The Feather Wars…
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The Battle of Wounded Knee
by Tom Clavin
Two weeks after the death of Sitting Bull, tensions were high between the…
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Featured Excerpt: Emilio Pucci
by by Terence Ward and Idanna Pucci
Terence Ward and Idanna Pucci with a foreword by Suzy Menkes When people think of fashion…
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