Author Gill Paul reviews the Netflix series The Last Czars for Historia and finds that, despite its large budget and the presence of notable historians, the docudrama doesn't quite work. I’m a Romanov junkie and had high hopes for this brand-new six-part Netflix series. It’s clear from the trailer that … Continue Reading
Features
Review: When the Germans Came by Duncan Barrett
The occupation of the British Channel Islands from June 1940 to May 1945 rarely features in the popular narrative of the Second World War nor has … Continue Reading
Review: Charles I: Downfall of a King
This series covers the events of 1641-2, which set in motion the process which would culminate in the execution of King Charles I. The story … Continue Reading
Good Boye or devil dog? Prince Rupert’s poodle
At the battle of Marston Moor on 2 July, 1644, the combined forces of Parliament and the Scottish Covenanters defeated the Royalist army, … Continue Reading
All at sea in Tudor England
The Tudor Navy? Isn't that the Mary Rose and the Spanish Armada? And Drake and Raleigh, or were they privateers? Oh, and Henry VIII built some … Continue Reading
Interviews
Historia interviews: Elizabeth Macneal
Elizabeth Macneal's first novel, The Doll Factory, is as full of strange, beautiful and horrifying things as a Victorian curiosity cabinet. Her protagonist, Iris, moves from sweatshop labour making dolls' clothes to … Continue Reading
Historia interviews: Alison Weir
The historian and novelist Alison Weir is two-thirds of the way through her Six Tudor Queens series of novels about Henry VIII’s wives. The fourth, Anna of Kleve, is published on 2 May, 2019. Historia spoke to … Continue Reading
Reviews
Review: The Last Czars
Author Gill Paul reviews the Netflix series The Last Czars for Historia and finds that, despite its large budget and the presence of notable historians, the docudrama doesn't quite work. I’m a Romanov junkie and … Continue Reading
Review: When the Germans Came by Duncan Barrett
The occupation of the British Channel Islands from June 1940 to May 1945 rarely features in the popular narrative of the Second World War nor has it, for the most part, captured the attention of writers, Mary … Continue Reading