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Bookshelf

A collection of 66 Posts

Excerpt: Acts of Love and War by Maggie Brookes post image

Excerpt: Acts of Love and War by Maggie Brookes

A nation torn apart by war. One woman steps into the crossfire

Excerpt: The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk post image

Excerpt: The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk

The spellbinding tale of one young man’s quest for the truth in the 18th century

Excerpt: Mummified by Angela Stienne post image

Excerpt: Mummified by Angela Stienne

The stories behind Egyptian mummies in museums

Excerpt: Tutankhamun's Trumpet by Toby Wilkinson post image

Excerpt: Tutankhamun's Trumpet by Toby Wilkinson

The Story of Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects

Excerpt: The Dangerous Kingdom of Love by Neil Blackmore post image

Excerpt: The Dangerous Kingdom of Love by Neil Blackmore

Those who understand desire win. And I intend to win.

New History Books for April 2024 post image

New History Books for April 2024

From King John to the Red Devils, Hollywood to Captain Cook

Excerpt: Great Hatred by Ronan McGreevy post image

Excerpt: Great Hatred by Ronan McGreevy

The Assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP

Excerpt: Life and Death on the Eastern Front by Anthony Tucker-Jones and Ian Stewart Spring post image

Excerpt: Life and Death on the Eastern Front by Anthony Tucker-Jones and Ian Stewart Spring

Rare Colour Photographs from the Second World War

Excerpt: The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight post image

Excerpt: The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight

A journey into the oddest corners of 60s Britain and the outer edges of science and reason

Drugs and the Makings of the Modern Mind post image

Drugs and the Makings of the Modern Mind

Mike Jay on Sherlock Holmes and the detective's changing relationship with cocaine

Excerpt: The Hated Cage by Nicholas Guyatt post image

Excerpt: The Hated Cage by Nicholas Guyatt

An American Tragedy in Britain's Most Terrifying Prison

Excerpt: Exiles by William Atkins post image

Excerpt: Exiles by William Atkins

A luminous exploration of exile, the people who have experienced it, and the places they inhabit