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How Whitehall and Westminster planned for a new world order

Early on 8 November 1942, Adolf Hitler’s special train was en route from Berlin to Munich when it was stopped at a small station in the Thuringian Forest to receive an urgent message from the Foreign

Musicians, aristocrats, war heroes and even Members of Parliament conspired to turn Britain over to the Nazis. But for the bravery of British intelligence agents, they may have succeeded

It was during a drunken conversation in Berlin that the young Harry Patterson first stumbled upon the story which would one day inspire him to write one of the truly great, popular thrillers of the 20

Your interesting feature about the role of medieval warhorses in shaping British history (August) reminded me of a subsequent occasion in which horsepower became a critical factor. In April 1660, with

Discover how the UK’s country houses defied the odds to survive as historic monuments and cultural centres