Jeremy Black

Jeremy Black is Emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University. He is a prolific lecturer and writer, the author of over 100 books. Many concern aspects of eighteenth century British, European and American political, diplomatic and military history but he has also published on the history of the press, cartography, warfare, culture and on the nature and uses of history itself. His recent books include The Geographies of an Imperial Power: Britain 1688-1815, Fortifications and Siegecraft: Defense and Attack through the Ages, and Strategy and the Second World War: How the War was Won, and Lost

Hindsight is no guide to what most influenced British policymakers in the 1930s

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Crime fiction for cold months

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Quests for profit, control and transformation were scarcely specific to Britain

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Annexing Canada is merely the latest salvo in America’s long history of hostility towards its northern neighbour

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Crime fiction to chill you this Christmas

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History is not just a data set for the present

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Time to snuggle up with the best of crime fiction

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The popularity of Saxton’s maps reflected the desire for consistency and precision

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Brazil in the 1930s, France in the 1940s and Britain in the 1950s

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The best and worst crime fiction for September

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