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Hannah Greg: The Lady of Cotton
Born in 1766 Liverpool to a family of linen merchants, Hannah was barely a teenager when her father died. She inherited his Dissenting faith and a small fortune from him and from her uncle, but she...
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Summer 1914 and the outbreak of war
Courtesy of © Illustrated London News/Mary Evans Picture Library If there was anything to distinguish the summer of 1914 from any other it was the exceptional heat. As the mercury rose, The Tatler...
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Giffords Circus at Highfield Garden World, Gloucester on 01/08/14
Giffords Circus will be at Highfield Garden World, Gloucester on Friday 1st August from 11am signing copies their new book, Giffords Circus: the First Ten Years. Each summer a small and glamorous...
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Yellow Lighted Bookshop, Hobbs House Bakery Nailsworth on 08/08/14
Giffords Circus will be at Yellow Lighted Bookshop, Hobbs House Bakery Nailsworth on Friday 8th August from 11am signing copies their new book, Giffords Circus: the First Ten Years. Each summer a...
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Duncan Lucas,Derek Seaton,Tricia Berry & Jean Dann at Leicestershire County...
Duncan Lucas,Derek Seaton,Tricia Berry & Jean Dann will be at Leicestershire County record Office, Wigston on 4th August from 6:30 pm. They will be giving a talk and signing copies of their new...
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Reacting to Fire: A Century of Change and Development
Over the last century or so, the fire brigades of Fawley near Southampton have not only had to deal with the usual domestic blazes and farmyard flames but, thanks to the presence of a nearby oil...
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The Friday Digest 01/08/14
This week's update features the white glove myth, the prisoners of war who grew 33,000 lettuces and a lot of First World War news. * The outbreak of war and the July Crisis of 1914. * How the state...
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Homemade cocktails and cordials: the perfect accompaniment to summer
As soon as summer hits, people all over the country spill out into parks and gardens to enjoy the summer sunshine. The summer classics of cider and Pimms get wheeled out along with the barbeque but if...
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The outbreak of war and a blood-red sunset over the Thames
It is part of the irony of the dark high summer of 1914 that few ordinary Britons had any inkling of an imminent threat of war that might directly involve themselves until almost the last moment, and...
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George Kerevan and Alan Cochrane at Scottish Festival of Politics, Edinburgh...
George Kerevan and Alan Cochrane at the Scottish Festival of Politics, Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh from Friday 15th - Sunday 17th August. They will be doing talks and signing copies of their...
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George Kerevan and Alan Cochrane at Waterstones, Aberdeen on 06/08/14
George Kerevan and Alan Cochrane at Waterstones, Aberdeen on Wednesday 6th August from 7pm giving a talk and signing copies of their book, Scottish Independence: Yes or No. In September 2014, a...
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Sarah Jackson and Rosemary Taylor at Brick Lane Bookshop on 08/08/14
Sarah Jackson and Rosemary Taylor will be at Brick Lane Bookshop on Friday 8th August from 7-9pm, giving a talk and signing copies of their new book, Voices from History: East London Suffragettes....
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Giffords Circus at Stroud Bookshop, Gloucestershire on 15/08/14
Giffords Circus will be at Stroud Bookshop, Gloucestershire on Friday 15th August from 11am signing copies their new book, Giffords Circus: the First Ten Years. Each summer a small and glamorous...
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Giffords Circus at Toppings & Company, The Paragon, Bath on 21/08/14
Giffords Circus will be at Toppings & Company, The Paragon, Bath on Thursday 21st August from 11am signing copies their new book, Giffords Circus: the First Ten Years. Each summer a small and...
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George Kerevan and Alan Cochrane at Waterstones, Sauchiehall St, Glasgow on...
George Kerevan and Alan Cochrane will be at Waterstones, Sauchiehall St, Glasgow on Thursday 28th August. They will be holding a debate relating to their book, Scottish Independence: Yes or No. In...
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Dave Joy at Pritchard’s Bookshop, Crosby on 30/08/14
Dave Joy will be at Pritchard’s Bookshop, Crosby on Saturday 30th August from 1pm onwards signing copies of My Family and Other Scousers: A Liverpool Boy's Summer of Adventure in '69. This...
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Britain's Italian influence
Situations that determine the direction in which our genealogical roots may take can be diverse and far reaching. Many of us might have an ancestor of a different nationality than our own ‘hiding’...
View ArticleShooting 007: The Living Daylights reunion
It was my pleasure to attend The Living Daylights reunion presented by Bondstars at Pinewood Studios, at which Alec Mills – a veteran cinematographer and cameraman of seven James Bond films and...
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The Friday Digest 08/08/14
This week's update features the First World War centenary, how The Lord of the Rings was influenced by the First World War and a 4,000-year-old hair tress. * Birmingham remembers fallen men and...
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A short history of the Post Office
The Post Office dates way back to 1660 when it was established by Charles II. Under the guise of the General Post Office (GPO), it soon grew as an important organisation integral within the...
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