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A botched coup: the desperate Cato Street conspiracy
Almost half of the terrorists hadn’t even turned up. Still, on the night of 23 February 1820, 25 men, including…
From prince to pauper: a dramatic overview of Britain on 18 June 1815
Of all the big battalions of books marking the bicentenary of the battle of Waterloo that have come my way,…
When Britain Burned the White House, by Peter Snow - review
Peter Snow explains that he decided to look into this extraordinary story when he realised how few people knew about…
