Europe

A collection of 83 Posts

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What the Genoese Could Have Told the Dutch

Nicholas Walton finds similarities in the histories of the Genoese and the Dutch

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Shining a Light on Dracula

The true story of Vlad Dracula the Impaler

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Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle

Richard Vinen tells us about his biographical study of 'the last titans'

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How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One

Andrew Lambert's new book explores an inspired century of statecraft

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Penthesilea the Amazonian Queen

Christine Lehnen considers the gaps in our cultural memory

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In Search of Gertrude Stein with Francesca Wade

Francesca Wade tells us all about her new book, Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife

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Folk Cookery from the English Countryside

Lally Macbeth on the binding importance of the English Cake

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D-Day: Nineteen Forty-Four – The Aftermath (Part 3 of 3)

In this special commemorative feature, nineteen historians tell the story of Operation Overlord, or D-Day, in forty-four images

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D-Day: Nineteen Forty-Four – The Invasion (Part 2 of 3)

In this special commemorative feature, nineteen historians tell the story of Operation Overlord, or D-Day, in forty-four images

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D-Day: Nineteen Forty-Four – The Planning (Part 1 of 3)

In this special commemorative feature, nineteen historians tell the story of Operation Overlord, or D-Day, in forty-four images

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Opening the Gates of Hell: Operation Barbarossa with Richard Hargreaves

Richard Hargreaves examines two of the most bloody and significant weeks in all military history

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The Voynich Manuscript

Garry J. Shaw on the world's most mysterious manuscript