War continues and spreads 1991-2 Short recap from last week Serb enclaves in Croatia: Slavonia and The Krajina Dubrovnik besieged Vukovar...

The Transition Period in Churchill's Life. Part 1: 1898-99 Answer to Nathan's question of last week: Kitchener and Cyprus...

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With Kitchener in The Sudan 1898 Context and Personalities of 'The River War' WSC networks ruthlessly to get a ringside seat A real...

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The Three Emperors Miranda Carter The Last of The Tsars Robert Service Nicholas and Alexandra Robert Massie Kaiser Wilhelm...

The Young Churchill: Harrow, Sandhurst, and death of father A brief word about biographies Churchill was not academically stupid but he...

Tito and Yugoslavia A Tito Speech, 1948 Prince Paul, Prince Regent 1934-41 Peter II King 1941, followed by wartime exile in London (and...

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This JW3 morning course begins on Thursday 22 April. Bookings available through JW3, see their website for details. All welcome to this...

I have recently finished reading an adventure novel, based around terrorist cells in England. It is a recent publication written by the...

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In 1794, after a serious riot in Bristol the previous year, a commentator observed that Bristolians were said to be 'apt to collect in...

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