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The Greatest Traitor: The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer – Ian Mortimer

March 6, 2013June 17, 2020 Bob Mardling 0 Comments 'Edward II', 'history book review', 'Sir Roger Mortimer', Isabella, plantagenet

The title is eye-catching, the opening scene of the escape from the Tower of London tense and dramatic, the central

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Europe 

Das Museum in der Runden Ecke

January 28, 2013June 17, 2020 Bob Mardling 0 Comments 'Runde Ecke', ddr, gdr, Leipzig, museum, Staatssicherheit, Stasi, stasiland

Literal translation “The museum in the round corner”. The city of Leipzig in Saxony is universally regarded to have been

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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall – Anna Funder

January 16, 2013June 17, 2020 Bob Mardling 0 Comments 'die wende', 'east berlin', 'east germany', ddr, gdr, ossi, ostalgie, Stasi

The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the resultant re-unification of Germany, known to so many in

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Double Cross : the True Story of the D-Day Spies – Ben Macintyre

October 31, 2012June 17, 2020 Bob Mardling 0 Comments 'history book review', 'operation fortitude', 'operation overlord', d-day, espionage

Whether through the written word,  film portrayal, television documentary or personal visits to the Normandy landing beaches, the story of

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Bob Mardling

October 21, 2012April 23, 2020 Bob Mardling 0 Comments

Bob Mardling is a former Headmaster, educational advisor, Advanced Level examiner and Chairman of many educational committees.  A Fellow of

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Europe 

Colditz Castle

October 13, 2012June 16, 2020 Bob Mardling 0 Comments 'Airey Neave', 'pat reid', 'pow camp', 'prisoner of war', colditz, oflag

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the historical gems of the former East Germany have gradually become

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Henry, Virtuous Prince – David Starkey

October 3, 2012June 16, 2020 Bob Mardling 0 Comments 'henry viii', david starkey, tudors

Whether the image is an actual contemporary portrait by Hans Holbein, a film portrayal such as by Charles Laughton in

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Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses – David Santiuste

October 3, 2012June 16, 2020 Bob Mardling 0 Comments 'edward iv', 'wars of the roses'

For many today, the Wars of the Roses is a term very loosely attached to the sporting rivalry between the

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Immortal Last Words by Terry Breverton

October 3, 2012June 16, 2020 Bob Mardling 0 Comments 'famous last words', quotes

History’s Most Memorable Dying Remarks, Deathbed Declarations and Final Farewells In his own Introduction, the author Terry Breverton describes this

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Hitler: An Illustrated Life – Robin Cross

October 3, 2012June 16, 2020 Bob Mardling 0 Comments biography, hitler

The rise and fall of Nazism and the events of the Second World War and its aftermath still fascinate us

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