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A new book tackles some of the myths around the Gallipoli campaign, while a set of memoirs offers a contemporary account. By Gary Sheffield | Posted Tue 21st February, 09:10
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How did a quintessential German scholar become an anglicised architectural pundit, broadcaster and national treasure? By Gillian Darley | Posted Wed 15th February, 16:05
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Jeremy Paxman's book on Britain's imperial story is an idiosyncratic, droll but ultimately useful introduction to the subject. By Denis Judd | Posted Tue 14th February, 15:40
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Two new books show that 16th-century history is about more than Henry VIII. By Linda Porter | Posted Mon 13th February, 14:25
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Intelligence is the hidden hand of history, as three new books demonstrate. By Nigel Jones | Posted Sun 12th February, 09:30
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A 'charming book' which provides an insight into life in Early Modern England at a time of enormous stress. By Lauren Kassell | Posted Fri 10th February, 11:00
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This large landscape shaped book draws on Philip Davies' bestselling Lost London, whilst also featuring previously unseen photographs. By Juliet Gardiner | Posted Thu 9th February, 13:00
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Stephen Gundle reviews two books which explore Italian culture in the postwar decades. By Stephen Gundle | Posted Wed 8th February, 11:50
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Two Tudor treats from the prolific writers A.N. Wilson and Alison Weir. By Anna Whitelock | Posted Tue 7th February, 07:10
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An examination of the practices and cultural meanings attached to the night and darkness. By Joad Raymond | Posted Fri 3rd February, 08:20
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Two books that underline the extent to which the Victorians clung on to the roots and language of religious faith after they had abandoned it By Ian Bradley | Posted Mon 30th January, 07:10
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A paean of praise for the 'backroom boys' of the Second World War. By Taylor Downing | Posted Thu 26th January, 09:10
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Roger Crowley's history of the rise of the empire acquired by Venice between 1000 and 1500 is a 'gripping tale of diplomatic cunning and military engagements'. By Maria Fusaro | Posted Mon 23rd January, 11:35
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In the aftermath of American independence, Britain was forced to find another place for criminals who had previously been banished to the New World: the slave forts of West Africa. By Siân Rees | Posted Fri 20th January, 09:50
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