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Bond, The Secret Service & Exporting Britain's Influence
James Bond is a character that has come to define a certain kind of Britishness but what, if any, role does 007 play in the real world of intelligenc…
4 years, 5 months ago
James Bond
James Bond is one of the most successful films and book franchises of all time and with the arrival of a new addition to the canon it seemed the perf…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Last Witches of England
In 1682 three women, Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles and Susannah Edwards, from the town of Bideford were tried and hanged as witches. They were conv…
4 years, 5 months ago
Sir Ranulph Fiennes on Shackleton
Sir Ranulph Fiennes is possibly the most famous living explorer but he believes that the greatest ever polar explorer is Sir Ernest Shackleton. Altho…
4 years, 5 months ago
Duke of Windsor: The Nazi King?
When Edward VIII abdicated the throne in December 1936 his desire to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson was cited as the main cause but did h…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Rise of Hannibal
He was one of the greatest enemies the Romans ever faced. An excellent general and a larger-than-life figure, he led an army across the alps and deal…
4 years, 5 months ago
Child Survivors of the Holocaust
The Holocaust was perhaps the most infamous and traumatic event of the Twentieth century and it seared itself into the consciousness of the world but…
4 years, 5 months ago
A History of Sex for Sale
Sometimes referred to as the world's oldest profession sex workers have been part of human society for as long as recorded history, but how have soci…
4 years, 5 months ago
History of the Taliban
In August 2021 the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan for the second time capturing Kabul and ousting the American backed regime, but where do the…
4 years, 5 months ago
Twelve Caesars with Mary Beard
The title of Caesar has echoed down the ages as the pinnacle of absolute power and perhaps even tyranny. A single man at the head of a nation or empi…
4 years, 6 months ago