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Medieval Women: Voices & Visions – Review
By Clare Jenkins, April 2025 In the light of the recent Supreme Court ruling over the definition of a woman, ... -
Unfortunately, She Was a Nymphomaniac by Joan Smith – Review
By Clare Jenkins If you recently watched Dame Sian Phillips reprising her role as the scheming Empress Livia in the ... -
The Picnic by Matthew Longo – Review
By Barney Bardsley For those old enough to remember it, the fall of the Berlin Wall must count as one ... -
The Angel Makers by Patti McCracken – Review
By Sandra Callard In The Angel Makers, Patti McCracken plunges readers into a realm of shocking veracity that is both ... -
The Castle: A History by John Goodall – Review
By Sandra Callard This new book by John Goodall is a fascinating and unusual take on the castles of England ... -
The Celts by Simon Jenkins – Review
By Sandra Callard The Celts are something of a historical enigma. They came to Britain in the first or second ... -
Shadowlands by Matthew Green – Review
By Sandra Callard Historian Matthew Green has produced a book of spectacular beauty and massive interest. The lost villages and ... -
Elizabeth and Mary edited by Susan Doran – Review
By Sandra Callard This beautifully arranged book covers the fascinating relationship between Elizabeth I, as an established and powerful queen, ... -
The Viking Great Army and the Making of England by Dawn M Hadley & Julian ...
By Sandra Callard The eighth and ninth century incursions of the Vikings into the not yet named Great Britain left ... -
The Fall of Robespierre by Colin Jones – Review
By Sandra Callard This huge and scholarly book by historian Colin Jones focuses in acute detail on the final hours ... -
The Invention of Sicily by James MacKay – Review
By Sandra Callard Sicily, now a popular tourist destination just off the coast of Southern Italy, has suffered a brutal ... -
The Western Front: A History of the First World War by Nick Lloyd – Review
By Jeff Halden In Britain, the legend of the Western Front in World War I is deeply embedded in the ...
