Nonfiction
Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August
The Nazi Olympics are told, day by day, through the lives of an impressive array of sources, including top Nazi…
The Life & Legend of a Rebel Leader: Wat Tyler
This not a book of mediaeval history. It begins with a brief account of what is known about Wat Tyler,…
The Medici
The notorious Medici were a Florentine family that rose to prominence through a highly profitable banking business. They then dabbled…
Lillian Armfield: How Australia’s First Female Detective Took on Tilly Devine and the Razor Gangs and Changed the Face of the Force
In the 1920s, Sydney was in the midst of a brutal crime-wave known as “the Razor Wars”. Remarkably, the two…
1917: War, Peace, and Revolution
After nearly three years of worldwide global conflict and warfare the likes of which the world had never seen, the…
Churchill’s Confidant: Jan Smuts, Enemy to Lifelong Friend
Winston Churchill and future South African Prime Minister Jan Smuts first met on the battlefields of the Anglo-Boer War, as…
Régina Diana: Seductress, Singer, Spy
The death of Mata Hari before a firing squad in Paris in 1917 is one of the most famous events…
The Dark Side of Samuel Pepys: Society’s First Sex Offender
Samuel Pepys was a high-ranking, hard-working civil servant, music lover, bibliophile, theatre goer and persistent sex offender, ranging from extreme…
Richard III: England’s Most Controversial King
For a king who has been the subject of so much controversy, Richard III has given rise to surprisingly few…
The Wife’s Tale: A Personal History
As Yetemegn lay dying, she was anxious to leave and yet worried that she had not fasted and prayed enough.…
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