Swindon author pens debut historical fiction novel set in Roman Britain

His debut novel, The Dream of Magnus Maximus, follows the story of the usurping emperor Magnus Maximus and his British wife ...

Jefferson said Norfolk must be destroyed — and records reveal the Patriots burned much of it themselves

Jefferson wrote that Norfolk must be destroyed. Months later, Patriots burned much of the city themselves — and blamed the ...
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The War Room newsletter: The most successful amphibious invasion

In a bonus edition of our defence newsletter, Richard Cockett takes us back to 1066—and the Battle of Hastings ...

As war came to his doorstep, Jefferson fled Monticello but years later returned to power as president.

When British forces under Benedict Arnold sailed up the James River to invade Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, then Governor, hesitated and then fled. Years later he returned to power and became president.