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Trench art and the First World War
‘Trench art’ is folk art of the war, reusing as it did the bullets, shell cases, copper drive bands, fragments of aircraft, pieces of wood and other detritus of war in order to manufacture objects as...
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In the trenches of the First World War
Remembering Tommy, our exploration of the life of the British soldier in the Great War – a story told with historic artefacts in appropriate settings – required our trench scenes to be as accurate as...
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Setting Tommy
‘Great care has been taken with the settings and constructing relevant backgrounds. For example, there is one full-page picture of a rifle leaning against a door, the door and the building are of...
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Great War Tommy Remembered
Remembering Tommy has been our most ambitious project to date. Our commitment to writing this book meant that our collaboration – between artist and writer – sought to dig deeply into the very essence...
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Christmas 1914
There are two facts about Christmas 1914 that are known by all and will probably be so another 100 years from now. One is that everybody believed the Great War would be over by then and festive peace...
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Transport and supply on the Western Front
Much has been written on the exploits of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front but there is little mention of the supply infrastructure, and for four years the BEF had to be supplied...
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The Friday Digest 19/12/14
This week's update features a digital atlas of the Roman empire, the First World War nurses who put on a pantomime and the intoxicating history of festive spices. * Commercial advertising as...
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Christmas drinks
If you are hosting a party over the festive period, you may need some drink inspiration. These cocktail recipes from the Second World War are sure to get the party started!
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Fascinating facts for Christmas
Christmas day – once you’ve read out the jokes from your crackers, do the family run out of things to talk about? This year, you can dazzle them with some fascinating facts. They come from my Little...
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The history of Hogmanay
Hogmana, hoguemennay, hagmenay, hug-me-nay, huigmanay, hagmonick, hangmanay, huggeranohni, hog ma nae; these are some of the configurations used over the past 450 years for that mysterious word we now...
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New Year's resolutions
January is named after Janus, the two-faced Roman god who looks backwards into the old year and forwards into the new so it is fitting that the majority of people use the dawning of a new year as both...
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Lordship titles and manorial law
As we discussed in our last blog 'Manorialism - where did it all begin?' lordship titles originate from the Roman occupation of Britain, about 39AD. Roman Law Roman law of property was extremely...
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12 top tips to keep you motivated
Some of the biggest challenges that crop up when making lifestyle changes, however big or small, are related to motivation (or the lack thereof!) and maintaining your momentum can be one of the most...
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Jazz and Dark Briggate Blues
Jazz. To some it’s beautiful, to others it’s a dirty word. For Dan Markham, the main character in Dark Briggate Blues, it’s the staff of life. He discovered the music in the late 1940s, thanks to an...
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Robert Leader at Waterstones, Bury St Edmunds on 17/01/15
Robert Leader will be at Waterstones, Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 17th January 15 signing copies of his new book, Bloody British History: Suffolk. Suffolk has one of the most amazing histories of...
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The Friday Digest 09/01/15
Happy new year from The History Press! This week's update features the beautiful and mysterious Lady of Elche, the 'unkillable soldier' who fought in three major conflicts and some 2015 digital...
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The enigma that is the Battle of Waterloo
The two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo rapidly approaches, a battle that has probably had more written about it than any other in history and yet it seems that the more we study...
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Ravaged, ruined and removed – where are the lost buildings of the world?
Today, property and cultural heritage protection is paramount, meaning that the mere idea of ripping down a building of historical significance isn't a fathomable possibility. That landlords would tear...
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Malcolm Green at Waterstones, Hexham Abbey on 31/01/15
Malcolm Green will be at Waterstones, Hexham on Saturday 31st January signing copies of his new book, Northumberland Folk Tales. These folk tales reflect the wild and secret character of between...
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Chris Nickson at Waterstones, Leeds on 06/02/15
Chris Nickson will be at Waterstones, Leeds on 6th February from 6.30pm launching his new book,Dark Briggate Blues: A Dan Markham Mystery. Leeds, 1954: When Joanna Hart came into his office,...
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