Anyone with an interest in Roman history, be that in fiction or non-fiction, will often come across military passages where various items of equipment are…
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Bletchley Park is one of those places that have become almost mythical to those interested in the history of the Second World War. A secret…
Anyone with an interest in Roman history is probably aware of the disaster that befell three legions under Publius Quinctilius Varus in the forests of…
It was this series that first brought me to the work of Simon Turney. There are a large number of authors writing Roman fiction, and…
Lonesome Dove was the first western novel I ever read, persuaded by it’s inclusion in so many ‘must read’ lists. I was impressed by it’s…
Portugal has had, in many ways, a troubled history. At the extreme west of Europe, facing the Atlantic Ocean, the country has always seemed far…
I love historical fiction but seventeenth century England is not a setting that would normally attract me. I suspect it may be memories of various…
Xerxes is one of those names that anyone interested in history knows. But what do most of us know about him? Personally, I knew him…
There is a huge amount of historical fiction set in Ancient Rome, much of it, for me, very ordinary and very repetitive. There are umpteen…
What makes a biography successful? For me, it’s finishing the book and feeling I understand something of the subject; not merely what they did or…