Book Review: Ministers at War
/A new book tells the story of the War Cabinet Winston Churchill assembled to fight the Second World War
Read MoreThe Earl of Gallipoli
/The typical image of Winston Churchill comes from the dark days of World War II: a fat, old, bald Prime Minister eloquently defying Hitler's Germany. But before there was a monument there was a man, as an engaging new biography brings to light.
Read MoreBook Review: The Taste of War
/A new book looks at the foremost weapon in war's arsenal: food.
Read MoreWhat the Duchess of Argyll's Maid told Dicky Pigg-Wilcott's Valet at Ascot in '08!
/Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was a cherished and beloved fixture of the British royal family for almost a century (and would certainly have stolen the show at her daughter's Diamond Jubilee, had she lived to see it) - but a new book claims the Queen Mum was just an ordinary human being - and not always a very nice one
Read MoreChairman of the Board
/Lodestar or mirror? Passé or ne plus ultra? Elizabeth II has presided with consistency over an inconsistent age. And what have we learned of her?
Read MoreA Very Ordinary Person
/When his brother the king abdicated, shy Prince Bertie suddenly became king - and he was just settling in when the World War II threw his kingdom into chaos. 'A Year with the Windsors' continues.
Read MoreIt’s A Mystery: “He’s Satan in the skin of Everyman.”
/In the crowded field of new thrillers, John Verdon’s Shut Your Eyes Tight is right up there with the very best and not to be missed.
Read MoreA Very Narrow Area
/A pivotal part of the Second World War was fought not on land or sea but under the waves - and a new history attributes heroism to both sides.
Read MoreThe Lion Saves His Pride
/Winston Churchill has become such an icon of wartime tenacity that many people tend to forget he had a postwar political career. Barbara Leaming's 2010 biography examines the last act of a famous man's career.
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