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Ypres: The Kit
The British Expeditionary Force that went to war in 1914 was arguably the best equipped and trained force in Europe. The khaki serge uniforms adopted in 1902 and worn by officers and men were the first...
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Fiona Collins at Waterstones, Wrexhamon 29/11/14
Fiona Collins will be at Waterstones, Wrexham on Saturday 29th November from 12pm signing copies of her new book, Wrexham County Folk Tales. The county borough of Wrexham is rich in folklore, with...
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Ypres: Weaponry
By 1914 all European armies had a magazine-fed bolt action rifle. The British Army had the Short Magazine Lee Enfield Mk III Rifle more commonly known as the SMLE; it was the standard infantry rifle in...
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David Trumper at Waterstones, Shrewsbury on 29/11/14
David Trumper Shrewsbury will be at at Waterstones, Shrewsbury on Saturday 29th November from 2-3pm signing copies of his new book, Shrewsbury in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s: Britain in Old...
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Stuart Hylton at WHSmith, Broad St, Reading on 22/11/14
Stuart Hylton will at WHSmith, Broad St, Reading on 22nd November from 2-4pm signing copies of his new book, The Little Book of Berkshire. The Little Book of Berkshire is an intriguing, fast-paced,...
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The British Empire's unsung heroes of the First World War
The near-total exclusion from our history books of black servicemen in the First World War is shameful. One of the few exceptions has been Walter Tull (1888–1918). In recent years he has become the...
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The Friday Digest 21/11/14
This week's update features eighteenth century pick-up lines, Napoleon's hat and how to build a medieval castle. * A startling collection of previously unseen photographs provide a fresh perspective...
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Maureen James at Cambridge Central Library on 26/11/14
Maureen James will be at Cambridge Central Library on Wednesday 26th November from 2-4pm signing copies of her new book, Cambridgeshire Folk Tales. Modern-day Cambridgeshire is a county of diverse...
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Kate McDonnell, Gideon Kibbleswhite and Perry Harris at The Raven Pub, Bath...
Kate McDonnell, Gideon Kibbleswhite and Perry Harris will be at The Raven Pub, Bath on Tuesday 2nd December from 5:30pm holding a launch for their new book, Beastly Bath. They came, they saw, they...
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Neil Coley at No 9 Shop, Lichfield on 4/12/14
Neil Coley will be at No 9 Shop, Lichfield on Thursday 4th December from 6pm holding a launch for his new book, The Lichfield Book of Days. Taking you through the year day by day, The Lichfield...
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Dick Wiendling and Marianna Colloms at Waterstones, Hampstead on 11/12/14
Dick Wiendling and Marianna Colloms will be at Waterstones, Hampstead on Thursday 11th December signing copies of their new book, Hampstead & Belsize Park Then & Now. Hampstead village...
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The Friday Digest 28/11/14
This week's update features the First World War's biggest hospital, the mysterious disappearance of a celebrity preacher and the top ten British sweets. * Six unexpected First World War...
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1914 Christmas Truce
According to the Christmas 1915 edition of War Illustrated there would be nothing like that this year. ‘The Germans at many points,’ it claimed, ‘are anxious to have an informal truce. They have...
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Into the Danger Zone - The perilous sea crossings of the First World War
A century separates us from the beginning of the global conflagration that would become known as the First World War, but there is still so much to learn from the people who were there. How easy is it...
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Father Brown: a centenary of clerical crime
Exactly one hundred years ago Agatha Christie – challenged by her sister and inspired by Gaston Leroux, among others – began toying with the idea of writing a detective novel. Conan Doyle, on the other...
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The Friday Digest 05/12/14
This week's update features advice on how to be decorative whilst ice-skating, art mysteries and assassinations. * Robert Grosseteste: the medieval bishop who helped to unweave the rainbow. *...
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Mr Beccle's Christmas Dinner
Christmas, thought Frances Doughty, was a time for memories and reflection. Only a year ago she had shared a meagre dinner in the small parlour above the chemists shop on Westbourne Grove with her...
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The Friday Digest 12/12/14
This week's update features the firms who cashed in on the First World War, 'Bethlehem syndrome' and the ten best English railway stations. * How firms cashed in on the First World War. * Football in...
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The poppy as a symbol of remembrance
The remembrance poppy has become the defining symbol of reverence for the millions of soldiers who lost their lives in conflict. In the present day the ‘poppy appeal,’ organised by The Royal British...
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Grace Banks and Sheena Blackhall at The Story Telling Centre, Edinburgh on...
Grace Banks and Sheena Blackhall will be at The Story Telling Centre, Edinburgh on Wednesday 14th January 2015 signing copies of their new book, Scottish Urban Myths and Ancient Legends. Monsters,...
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