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Executed at dawn: British Army executions on the Western Front, 1914-1918.
Between 1914-1918, 302 British and Commonwealth soldiers were executed for military offences committed while on active service on the Western Front (Babington, 2002), and these remain a source of...
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The Friday Digest 03/07/15
This week's update features history, safe spaces and comfort zones, medieval graffiti and ten pairs of shoes that changed the world. * The release of archived criminal records which allows you to...
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Writing Love and War in the WRNS
Nine days after moving her into sheltered accommodation, my mother had a stroke and died. It was heartbreaking to begin the gargantuan task of re-packing and sorting all her possessions again so soon...
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The Friday Digest 10/07/15
This week's update features memories of the 7/7 bombings, Frida Kahlo's wardrobe and children's books that make parents cry. * The Armenian Genocide of 1915. * Eight weird things that have...
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Nostalgia: Scenes of Bournmouth
For the holiday resort of Bournemouth, on the South Coast of England, the 1950s and 60s were a vibrant time in the town’s history. The country was recovering from the ravages of the Second World War,...
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Margaret Lockwood: Queen of the Silver Screen
On Saturday 4 July 2015 Margaret Lockwood's commemorative blue plaque, given by the Heritage Foundation, was unveiled by her daughter, the actress Julia Lockwood. It paid tribute to her time as a...
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The Friday Digest 17/07/15
This week's update features scandalous Wimbledon moments, Mennonites in Boliva and history told through emojis. * Ten scandalous moments in Wimbledon’s history. * A photographic look into the...
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The armoured campaign in Normandy
As a student of armoured warfare in the Second World War for many years, I researched Operation Goodwood very early on as it was one of the largest tank battles of the war. What soon became clear...
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The Friday Digest 24/07/15
This week's update features vintage photos of Paris, the best holiday reads of 2015 and an underwater graveyard of Second World War planes. * The art of the garden: How Britain became a nation of...
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The Friday Digest 31/07/15
This week's update features Anne Boleyn, sunken treasure and an interview with John Green. * Guilty or not guilty: Why did Anne Boleyn have to die? * The secret Catholics at Jamestown. * Nine...
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