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Steel Grandpa and the Race Across Sweden: The Remarkable Ride of Gustaf Håkansson
In 1951, a 66 year old Swede named Gustaf Håkansson unofficially entered a thousand mile race he had been deemed too old for. Five days later he crossed the finish a full day ahead of every official rider. This is the relaxed but remarkable story of Steel Grandpa.
The Communards and the long shadow of the Paris Commune of 1871
A detailed journey through the story of the Communards from the streets of revolutionary Paris to the distant penal settlements of New Caledonia with rare insights into daily life, escape attempts and unexpected friendships.
The St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002: Æthelred, the Danes, and England’s Winter of Blood
On 13 November 1002, King Æthelred II ordered the slaughter of Danes in England. Mass graves in Oxford and Dorset reveal the horror of the St Brice’s Day Massacre, a desperate act that helped bring down Anglo-Saxon England.
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