Aspects of History: Issue Six

"A great new resource… Indispensable for historians and history lovers alike." Saul David

Aspects of History is the new magazine and website dedicated to history and historical fiction.


We believe that history should be a source of argument and entertainment. Different voices have different stories to tell.

Each issue contains articles, interviews, short stories and book reviews by established and emerging writers.

The past isn't dead, it's not even past. History relates and resonates.
At the same time, the past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

Our sixth issue contains the following:

The Truth Behind the Madness of King George, by Andrew Roberts
Soldiers’ Stories, by Max Hastings
Silent Warriors: The SBS in World War Two, by Saul David
Neil Oliver, interviewed by Justin Doherty
Short Story: A Beggar’s Coat, by Jemahl Evans
Inside the Royal Game: Anne O’Brien, interviewed by Steven Veerapen
Improper History: Tudors in Love, by Sarah Gristwood
Coutts & Co: Angela Burdett-Coutts & Charles Dickens, by Laura Thompson
Classy Food: Food and Class in Victorian Britain, by Pen Vogler
Aspects of History Book Club: Forgotten Victory, by Gary Sheffield
Thomas Kendrick: Spymaster, by Helen Fry
Assassinations: Caesar, Saddam and Berezovsky, by Peter Stothard
Short Story: A Brief Affair, by Richard Foreman
Historical Heroes: Caractacus, by David Boyle
Power Couple: Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, by Matthew Lewis
Longships, Vinland and the Modern Detective Novel, by Michael Ridpath
Rory Clements, interviewed by Justin Doherty

Recommended reading for fans of The Spectator, History Today and BBC History Magazine.

Please note that this is the text only journal edition of the magazine. To read the illustrated version please visit the Aspects of History website.