The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts:
Winston Churchill: a revered leader and Prime Minister. However, a university academic has questioned the accepted view that Winston Churchill's WWII speeches inspired the nation at a time of crisis. Professor Richard Toye used government documents, surveys and diaries to look at how the public received Churchill's speeches at home and around the world.
On the topic of great leaders and another man who made his name with speeches: Martin Luther King. To mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, BBC Radio 4 asked notable figures to record a recital of the celebrated text.
The photography of the First and Second World Wars are often black and white images packed with memories and emotion. A group of artists have shone new light on the memories of each era by taking classic photographs and adding colour to them.
Following on fromt the war theme... The Inverclyde Council's War Musuem is set to digitise its original collection of First World War images. The 300 posters, created during the First World War and immediately afterwards, will be available to view online thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £51,300. The posters show the vast range of messages being promoted in the lead up and during the conflict, from recruitment posters urging men to join up to promotional posters calling for people to help fund the fighting through war bonds.
There's no better way to beat an awkward silence than small-talk. Whether it is about the weather, a favourite pet or plans for the evening - small talk is the must-have tool for any new encounter. The History Hive website have listed their top 8 historically themed snippets of small talk with a few very surprising facts!
"Are you feeling lucky, punk?". All of the great films have a line (or two!) that define them. These lines are often regailed by adoring fans. The Mail Online has researched the history of these famous lines and discovered some surprising history.
Which history and publishing stories have you enjoyed reading this week?