History

Allies at war

Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the British contribution to the Allied victory

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British forces on the offensive 1943-45

Professor Jeremy Black speaks with Graham Stewart about the naval firepower, the RAF’s bombing offensive and the campaigns in Greece, Italy and Normandy

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Rhodes still stands

Blaming the British Empire for Brexit is not only ignorant — it’s total rubbish

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The British military in the Second World War – slow or quick learners?

Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about how Britain’s armed forces adapted to the challenges of fighting the Second World War

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Vienna’s hapless missing link

Zemlinsky’s music is arresting and his ideas fertile and diverse, but he often goes unnoticed

On Music
Britain’s armed forces during the rise of Hitler

Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about the state and preparedness of Britain’s armed forces in the lead-up to the Second World War

Artillery Row
Has the National Trust forgotten its purpose?

Constance Watson speaks to Anna Price about the National Trust’s misplaced priorities

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Rambling through Chesham and Amersham

Each constituency has a unique and fascinating history

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Taking on New Labour

20 years since Dr Richard Taylor won in the Wyre Forest

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Sagas to savour

Was Iceland responsible for the French Revolution, the moon landing and the discovery of America?

Books