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The haunted history of Boston...
Located in the heart of the Lincolnshire fens, Boston is a town rich in Medieval history. Having been one of the main ports for international shipping trade it was a busy Market town as early as...
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Mrs Zigzag: behind the story
Betty Chapman is best known as 'Mrs Zigzag', the wife of Eddie Chapman or 'Agent Zigzag', the most infamous double agent of the Second World War but she was an extraordinary woman in her own right....
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The Friday Digest 14/06/13
The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts: * As the centenary of the First World War draws ever closer, two pupils and a teacher from every state...
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Sweets and strikes in post-war Britain
The birth-rate in Britain shot up in the years immediately following the Second World War and the children from the first wave of that baby boom grew up in a 1950’s Britain so far removed from the one...
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Postcard collection forms material for a new book on Titanic's sister ship
As a young boy in the late fifties, whilst on holiday with my family in Bournemouth, I went to the cinema to see ‘A Night to Remember’ after which I became fascinated by the story of the sinking of...
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Who are your female icons?
'Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worth less.'- Myra Pollack Sadker Choosing a female icon is hard work, there are many extraordinary women throughout...
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The Friday Digest 21/06/13
The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts... *In March 2008 archaeologists excavated at Stonehenge for the first time in over forty years. The...
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The struggle over the Liverpool North Docklands
A colossal project to regenerate Liverpool's north docklands received planning permission a few months ago. “Liverpool Waters” – a development by landowners Peel – hit a wave of controversy and...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Piltdown Man Hoax: Case Closed by Miles Russell
Piltdown. Even today the name sends a shiver down the collective spine of the scientific community, for this was the most dramatic and daring fraud ever perpetrated upon the world of science and...
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The progression of transatlantic liners through history
The first true transatlantic liner was the Great Western built by Brunel. She was a paddle steamer and also carried auxiliary sales. The conditions aboard the ship weren't up to today's standards...
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The Friday Digest 28/6/13
The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts: Solving Stonehenge – With the recent summer solstice, focus is once again turned upon Stonehenge and the...
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David Lassman & Terence James at Toppings Bookshop, Bath on 01/07/13
David Lassman and Terence James will be appearing at Toppings Bookshop in Bath on Monday 1 July from 8.00 - 9.00 pm. They will be reading passages from their book and answering questions. Booksellers...
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Geoff Brookes at Uplands Bookshop on 04/07/13
Find out more about Swansea's criminal past with Geoff Brookes at Uplands Bookshop on Thursday 4 July between 11.00 am and 12.00 pm. Geoff will be signing copies of his book, Swansea Murders and...
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Penny Legg & James Marsh at Waterstones Southampton West Quay on 06/07/13
Penny Legg and James Marsh will be signing copies of their books at Waterstones Southampton West Quay on Saturday 6 July, from 11.00 am - 3.00 pm. Find out more about Southampton's history with...
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Janet Dowling at Waterstones Camberley on13/07/13
Join Janet Dowling for a storytelling and signing event at Waterstones Camberley on Saturday 13 July, from 11.00 am to 2.00 pm. She will be telling a selection of stories from her book, Surrey Folk...
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Kirsty Hartsiotis at Waterstones Ipswich on 13/07/13
Join Kirsty Hartsiotis for a storytelling and signing event at Waterstones Ipswich on Saturday 13 July, from 12.00 to 2.00 pm. She will be telling a selection of stories from her book, Suffolk Folk...
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Geoff Marshall at Housman’s Bookshop on 17/07/13
Join Geoff Marshall at Housman’s Bookshop on Wednesday 17 July, from 7.00- 9.00 pm and get your copy of 'London’s Industrial Heritage' signed. Did you know that apart from Lancashire, the greatest...
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Penny Legg at The War and Peace Revival Show from 17/07/13 to 21/07/13
Join Penny Legg at The War and Peace Revival Show from Wednesday 17 July to Sunday 21 July and find out more about the thousands of people who have served 'Under the Queen's Colours' since 1952....
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John Manley at Waterstones Brighton, Clocktower on 24/07/13
Join author John Manley, at Waterstones Brighton, Clocktower on Wednesday 24 July from 7.30 to 9.30 pm for a talk on the South Downs National Park. John will also be signing copies of his book, 'The...
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Jo Bath and Richard F. Stevenson at Waterstones, Emerson Chambers on 27/07/13
Join Jo Bath and Richard F. Stevenson at Waterstones, Emerson Chambers on Saturday 27 July between 12 noon and 2.00 pm where they will be signing copies of their Book, 'The Newcastle Book of Days'....
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