The Liberation of the Camps: 8 May 1945, Theresienstadt
By May 1945 all of the concentration and extermination camps across Europe had been liberated. In this final piece…
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‘What the did Crusades ever do for us?’ by Roger Crowley
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Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
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Younger Sons of Regency England (Part I) – The Story of Benjamin Smith
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Bletchley Park and D-Day: A Q&A with David Kenyon
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Nazi Germany and Modernist art
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
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Why Marx Was Right, by Terry Eagleton – an extract
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International Women’s Day: The Remarkable Women of Yale Books
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What Are Brothers For? – Warner Bros, An Extract
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Jack the Ripper vs. Women Against Violence Against Women, by John Bennett
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