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The important contribution of homing pigeons during the First World War
In today’s age of technology, it can be easy to forget about how animals paid a pivotal role in the First World War - in some cases they meant the difference between life and death. In the centenary...
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My paranormal journey
My interest in the paranormal first started as a young child. My grandfather was a painter to trade, and a specialist in gold leaf work, which led him to work in places of historical significance,...
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Dee Gordon at Southend Forum on 29/09/14
Dee Gordon will be giving a talk at Southend on Monday 29th September from 2.00-3.30pm and signing copies of her book, Southend at War. Tickets cost £5 (including booking fee) and can be...
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Systematising the diagnosis and treatment of venereal diseases among...
In 1913 the Royal Commission on Venereal Diseases was established to inquire into the prevalence of venereal diseases among the civilian population and to recommend more effective systems of...
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The true story of a South West secret agent
Sea mist shrouded the boats on the river Dart as the train from London pulled into the riverside station at the Royal Dart Hotel. Train passengers carrying strange parcels then made their way silently...
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The Forgotten Front: The East African Campaign 1914-1918
In Britain, most of the commemorative events held to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War have been firmly focussed on Europe and the heavy fighting that took place there. In...
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Gloucestershire Local History Day at Pates Grammar School, Cheltenham on...
The Gloucestershire Local History Association will be holding a Local History Day based on 'The Effects of World War One on Gloucestershire Communities' at Pates Grammar School, Cheltenham on Saturday...
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The Friday Digest 26/09/14
This week's update features the Mitford sisters, Amazon warriors and the lost city of Cambodia. * A number of Amazon warriors' names have been revealed amidst 'gibberish' on Ancient Greek vases....
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Fitted Up: The Mitcham Co-op murder and George Thatcher's fight to prove his...
On a dark autumnal night in 1962 three young men arrived at the Tooting Co-op building in a grey Austin Cambridge. Two of the men, brandishing guns, held up the cashier, while the other one, also...
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Great Scot, it’s Robert the Bruce!
At first glance, King Robert the Bruce might seem a strange choice as a colossus worthy of inclusion in a series exploring the lives and careers of such historical luminaries as William the Conqueror,...
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A short history of 'witch fever'
Medieval folk had long suspected that the Devil was carrying out his evil work on earth with the help of his minions. In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII declared this to be the truth in his Papal Bull, which...
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No Pyrrhic Victories. The 1918 Raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend.
In the early months of 1918, the British people were forced to face the fact that they might lose the war against Germany. There were a number of reasons why such a situation had arisen, but the...
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The Friday Digest 03/10/14
This week's update features Victorian exercise regimes, Cern in sixty seconds and the Everest diaries of mountaineer Edward Norton. * A number of Victorian 'keep-fit' exercises and gym regimes have...
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Illustrating the past: an interview with Melissa Turland
When you are illustrating a book, how do you start the process? When I take on a new project I like to do a bit of research in order to get the look just right. For example on the Swindon edition of...
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The Western Front from the Air
What were the battlefields of the Western Front really like? Most of the photographs were taken on the ground behind the lines, or in trenches, but do not actually show the ground over which soldiers...
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Janet Doody at Pengwern Books, Shrewsbury on 19/10/14
Janet Doody will be at Pengwern Books, Shrewsbury on Sunday 19th October, giving a talk and signing copies of her new book, Great War Britain Shropshire: Remembering 1914-18. The First World War...
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Janet Doody at BookShrop, Whitchurch on 10/10/14
Janet Doody will be at BookShrop, Whitchurch on Friday10th October from 7pm, giving a talk and signing copies of her new book, Great War Britain Shropshire: Remembering 1914-18. The First World War...
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Maureen James at Ely Library on 23/10/14
Maureen James will be at Ely Library on Thursday 23rd October from 7-9pm launching her new book, Cambridgeshire Folk Tales. Modern-suit Cambridgeshire is a county of diverse landscapes: from the...
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Maureen James at March Library on 13/10/14
Maureen James will be at March Library on Monday 13th October from 5-7pm launching her new book, Cambridgeshire Folk Tales. Modern-suit Cambridgeshire is a county of diverse landscapes: from the...
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Laura Quigley at the Plymouth Book Festival, Mayflower Bar on 22/10/14
Laura Quigley will be at the Plymouth Book Festival, Mayflower Bar on Wednesday 22nd October talking about her new book, South West Secret Agents: True Stories of the West Country at War. True...
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