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The Reluctant Nazi
When I was studying at Columbia University in New York, a fellow student started a conversation with me saying: “So, you’ve made soap out of my aunt.” He meant it as a joke, but I could only run away...
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The Dangerous World of the Victorian Operating Theatre – by Lynne Wilson
During the Victorian era, medicine and health care increasingly improved, and with the development of anaesthetics, surgery became increasingly more advanced, as surgeons were able to take time and...
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Harry H.Corbett: The Front Legs of the Cow – Launch Event at the Theatre...
Last Tuesday over sixty guests attended in what was the official launch of Harry H. Corbett: The Front Legs of Cow. Held at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, the event included speeches from author...
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Exploring England’s Other Cathedrals – A feature by Paul Jeffery
In turning what began as a fascinating idea into the reality of a book I have visited or revisited almost all of the ‘other cathedrals’. Some seemed like old friends; others were new to me. Most...
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The Changing Face of Weston-Super-Mare – A feature by Sharon Poole
When the Georgians invented the concept of the seaside holiday, the tiny village of Weston-super-Mare was perfectly situated to develop into one of the earliest resorts – close enough to the cities of...
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Henry ‘Birdie’ Bowers in Burma
Henry ‘Birdie’ Bowers is probably best known as one of the four men who died with Captain Scott in 1912 on their return from the South Pole. Crossing the world from London via South Africa, Australia...
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Berlin Ghetto: The book that took 28 years to finish, by Eric Brothers
This true story takes place over twenty-eight years and involves a novice writer, Holocaust survivors, the Stalinist leader of East Germany, a Nobel Prize Laureate, a private school on Manhattan’s...
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The Chieftain Uncovered – by Chris Payne
In my diary for 6 August 2007, I recorded the following discovery: “..late afternoon while Googling on the internet I found that one of my great-great-grandfathers, Chief Inspector George Clarke, was...
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Armies of the Seven Years War- Free Sampler
Click below to view a free sampler of our upcoming title Armies of the Seven Years War. Drawn from many international sources, many not seen before in English-language publications, Armies of the...
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Memories of Coronation Day
Reminiscences of the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 Taken from ‘You’ve Never Had It So Good!‘ by Stephen F. Kelly Joan Matthews And then of course there was the Coronation the next year. I went up to...
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Argentina’s Claim on the Falklands- a feature by Ian Hernon
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The History Press. Argentina’s claim on the...
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Battle Panoramas by Time Team artist Victor Ambrus- Free Sampler
The paintings of Victor Ambrus, Fellow of the Royal Society of Art and the Royal Society of Painters and Etchers, are familiar to entire generations of readers. He has illustrated over 300 books on...
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Planning a visit to Cambridge? – Andrew Hunter-Blair
It had been a long journey to Cambridge, but after a good night’s rest and a full English breakfast, it was time to explore and find The University. The receptionist did not seem to know exactly where...
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Why does Wales have princes and not kings?
A feature by Dr Sean Davies. It is well known that the title prince of Wales is the birth-right of the king of England’s eldest son. It is also reasonably well known that English monarchs have seen...
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Still Celebrating: The CWA Short Story Dagger Win – by Cath Staincliffe
I am still celebrating after my surprise win at the Daggers Awards on 5th of July. Margaret Murphy and I jointly won the Short Story Dagger, Margaret with her story The Message and me with Laptop, both...
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The Long and Winding Road to a Short Story Dagger – by Margaret Murphy
I approached writing The Message with some trepidation; I’d agreed to submit two short stories for Murder Squad’s second anthology, Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories, and was already heavily committed...
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She featured in the Olympic Opening Ceremony, carrying the Olympic Flag in...
Last night the 2012 Olympic Games exploded with a fabulous ceremony held in London. Like billions of others across the world, we’re sure you were glued to your TV throughout the evening witnessing...
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John Chaplin discusses what the devil Wushu is, and Speedway in the Olympics
It might not have escaped your notice, unless you have been on another planet, that we are having an Olympic year – an event that has not occurred in Britain for more than 60 years, since 1948. And you...
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Top 5 Memories of the 1980s
Do you remember trying to solve the Rubik’s cube whilst dressed in your He-Man picture pyjamas? Did you try to make ‘cool’ sound effects with your mouth like Jones from Police Academy? If that sounds...
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The Life and Times of the Post-War Baby Boomers – by Paul Feeney
Back in the 1950s, a smart phone was one that had been newly installed in the public phone-box down at the end of the street and a widescreen television was one that measured about 14-inches and...
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