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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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English History
Featured Excerpt: JFK: Public, Private, Secret
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
J. Randy Taraborrelli shares with The History Reader an excerpt from his…
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Featured Excerpt: The Sea Captain’s Wife
by Tilar J. Mazzeo
In The Sea Captain's Wife, New York Times bestselling author Tilar J.…
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The Curious Case of Nuremberg’s Hangman
by Tim Queeney
In his book Rope, author Tim Queeney takes readers on a unique and…
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Featured Excerpt: Gemini
by Jeffrey Kluger
Named by Time Magazine as one of the most anticipated books of fall…
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Featured Excerpt: Progress
by Samuel Miller McDonald
In Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy…
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2025 Holiday Gift Guide
This December, we're taking a look back at the many fascinating history books that published this…
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Featured Excerpt: Family of Spies
It began with a mysterious letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World…
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Post-Holocene Progress
by Samuel Miller McDonald
Samuel Miller McDonald's book, Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now…
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