by Conn Iggulden (Wars of the Roses) Set in England and France during the years after 1443, Stormbird is best described as an historical thriller. It has a large cast of characters, most of them real people, though the author, by his own admission, takes the odd liberty with them. The novel's main historical theme …
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'Et tu, Brute?'
Emperor by Conn Iggulden The supposed last words (or nearly last words) of Julius Caesar are best known from the play by William Shakespeare. Whether he said anything of the sort - or anything at all - when he was fatally stabbed, remains in doubt. But, of course, Shakespeare was writing drama, not history. Latin …
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