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Nov 21, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Dominic Sandbrook
In an age of increasingly bland, stage-managed politicians, John Prescott, who has died aged 86, cut an unrepentantly colourful figure. As Tony Blair’s Deputy Prime Minister for ten years, he had little impact on day-to-day policy. Indeed, most of his supposedly landmark initiatives, such as a joined-up public transport system and devolved governments for England’s regions, were total failures. To the public, however, Prescott was one of the Blair administration’s most recognisable faces.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
waterstones.com | Dominic Sandbrook
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
independent.co.uk | Dominic Sandbrook
There’s still something horribly compelling about the assassination of John F Kennedy on 22 November 1963. It was the first great televised news story: almost half of all Americans were watching the coverage within two hours of the shooting, and half the population were watching, two days later, when the suspected assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was himself murdered by Jack Ruby.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
airmail.news | Dominic Sandbrook
The Eastern Front: A History of the First World War by Nick Lloyd Of all the counterfactuals that fascinate amateur historians, few are more poignant than the events of June 28, 1914. When the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, drove into Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia-Herzegovina, things could have unfolded very differently.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
historyextra.com | Dominic Sandbrook
What happened at Chappaquiddick on 18 July 1969? In July 1969, Kennedy took part in a regatta off Martha’s Vineyard, a summer playground for New England’s elite. On the evening of the 18th, the senator took the ferry to the neighbouring island of Chappaquiddick. There his staff had arranged a party to thank the six ‘boiler room girls’ who had worked on Robert’s ill-fated presidential campaign the previous summer. It was a fine evening, and the drink flowed merrily.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
l8r.it | Adrian Goldsworthy |Simon Elliott |Tom Holland |Dominic Sandbrook
Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. View All Editions £16.99 £15.29 In Stock. Same day dispatch on orders before 3pm. Write A Review Read An Extract About Press Reviews Author The Eagle and the Lion Synopsis The epic story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of the ancient world – Parthian and Persian – and how they rose and eventually fell.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
lecarrecast.com | Dominic Sandbrook
In this episode of the Le Carré Cast, Jeff interviews British historian Dominic Sandbrook. They delve into Sandbrook’s introduction to John le Carré’s works, particularly Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and discuss the author’s literary impact and historical context. The conversation covers le Carré’s influence during Britain’s 1970s cultural and political landscape, along with Sandbrook’s personal exploration and critique of le Carré’s novels.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk | Dominic Sandbrook |David Sexton |Nick Ferrari |Matt Frei
Newsletter Signup Your email address By clicking ‘Sign Up,’ I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Hachette Book Group’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use A wonderfully vibrant account . . . Balanced, fair and above all colourful, Montefiore's narrative does justice to every religious tradition and confirms his reputation as one of our finest popular historians Heterogenous, sprawling, erudite and touched by genius The must-read history . . . a master work Compelling and...
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May 23, 2024 | 
audioboom.com | Dominic Sandbrook
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May 11, 2024 | 
thetimes.co.uk | Dominic Sandbrook
Even to the sharpest observers the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 remains one of history’s most intriguing puzzles. “The civil war was so fascinating, so horrible,” one old Washington hand remarked a few months ago. “All the people died, so many people died.”And yet, he argued, “so many mistakes were made.
