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In part two of our blog series celebrating publication of The Maisky Diaries, Gabriel Gorodetsky shares an excerpt…
In part two of our blog series celebrating publication of The Maisky Diaries, Gabriel Gorodetsky shares an excerpt…
As the Soviet ambassador to London from 1932-1943, Ivan Maisky had a front-row seat at some of the…
The Lock and Key of Medicine by Lara V. Marks is the first book to tell the extraordinary…
Wellington after Waterloo by Rory Muir The Duke of Wellington felt far from triumphant after defeating Napoleon at…
The recent official announcement of Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s death has excited widespread debate and speculation on what…
By Tony Angell, author of The House of Owls — To most of us owls are mysterious and elusive…
Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486-465 BC, is the focus of a lively new biography…
Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486-465 BC, is the focus of a lively new biography…
‘What happened to France in 1940 was what happened to every power that went up against Germany in…
Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486-465 BC, is the focus of a lively new biography…
Should we fear or welcome the internet’s evolution? How big will it get? Philip Howard, leading digital expert…
The mystery surrounding the Shroud of Turin has fascinated people for centuries. Often considered to be the burial…
Put on some comfortable shoes (or just imagine putting them on!) and join us in our Italian holiday…
This year marks the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo – Waterloo200 – a great turning point in…
Deborah Cramer has spent the last few years following a relatively unknown and unassuming shorebird, the red knot….