A fascinating story of love, affairs and royalty

By Kenny Smith | June 4, 2019

This gripping tale of love, exile and conflict tells the story of sisters Isabella and Catherine de Valois. Isabella was married to Richard II, until his mysterious death forced her back to a fatally divided France, while her beautiful sister, Catherine, the bride of Henry V, had a passionate love affair with Owain Tudor, with…

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How Britain created an army from volunteers

By Kenny Smith | March 5, 2019

Lord Herbert Kitchener’s actions as the Secretary of State for War in 1914 have forever immortalised him in the pages of history. By predicting that the war would last for at least three years and require huge new armies, he campaigned for and organised the largest volunteer army that Britain had ever seen. Doyle and…

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