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Who put Bella down the Wych Elm? A mysterious unsolved murder case
Watching the many detective series on television it is easy to form the opinion that murderers are always caught. Sadly, that is not the case and one mysterious death in Worcestershire has gone...
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The Whitechapel Society at Waterstones Croyden on 06/08/13
The Whitechapel Society will be at Waterstones, Croydon on Thursday 6th August, from 6 p.m - 7:30 p.m. They will be giving a talk and signing copies of their new book, Jack the Ripper: The Terrible...
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June Peters and Bernard Kelly at Emerson College on 24/08/13
June Peters and Bernard Kelly will be telling stories from their book, Ancient Legends Retold: The Seat Perilous, at Emerson College on Saturday 24th August. Around the round table there was always...
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The Friday Digest 02/08/13
The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts: * In a fascinating programme this week, Mary Beard attempted to find out more about the emperor Caligula...
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The Curious Somerset Game of Fives
‘The Cause of Much Wickedness, Swearing and Quarreling……..’ This comment appeared in the Vestry minutes for the small town of Martock in Somerset dated 7 June 1758. It was a reference to a game played...
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Midsomer Murders location in real life drama
The Great Train Robbers’ headquarters were at Leatherslade Farm in Brill and, more importantly, the arrested robbers were taken to the Magistrates Court in Brill to be charged. Yes, in 1963 a village,...
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The Friday Digest 9/8/2013
As the 100th anniversary of the First World War approaches, and no doubt grandparents all over are recalling their experiences, there has been renewed interest in tracing your family tree. Handily...
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Robert Woodhouse at Waterstones, Scarborough on 17/8/13
Robert Woodhouse will be at Waterstones, Scarborough on Saturday 17th August from 11;30 a.m - 1:30 p.m signing copies of his new book, The Scarborough Book of Days. Taking you through the year day by...
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Summer Strevens at Waterstones York on 31/8/13
Summer Strevens will be at Waterstones, York on Saturday 31st August from 12 p.m onwards signing copies of her new book, York Murder & Crime. Discover the shadier side of York’s history with this...
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Cheer up, it never happened!
Back in 1993 British newsreader Martyn Lewis caused a measure of controversy when he called for television reporting to feature more ‘good news’ stories. With so much death and destruction around...
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The changing face of Wolverhampton
Over the thousand or so years of its existence, Wolverhampton has seen many changes: in the size of its population, in the growth of its area, and in the development of its industries.Wolverhampton...
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Atom Heart Mother- Ron Geesin shares his memories of recording Pink Floyd's...
In this exclusive extract from The Flaming Cow, renowned composer, Ron Geesin offers an insight into his often fraught collaboration with Pink Floyd and shares his memories of recording Atom Heart...
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The Friday Digest 16/08/13
The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts: * The Edinburgh Book Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, between 10th and 26th...
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Mary Sophia Allen: suffragette, policewoman, fascist
Mary Sophia Allen, one of the first British policewomen, was an extraordinary and outrageous woman. Born in 1878, she grew up in Bristol where she rebelled against the strictures of middle class life...
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The English Village Fête
Spring follows winter, summer follows spring and with it the English village green comes to life. On May 1st the village Maypole is bedecked with flowers and ribbons, the village children and,...
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Simon Andrew Stirling at Waterstones, Stratford-on-Avon on 24/8/13
Simon Andrew Stirling will celebrate the launch of his new book, Who Killed William Shakespeare? The Murderer, The Motive, The Means at Waterstones, Stratford-on-Avon on Saturday 24th August at 6:00...
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Q&A with Linda Stratmann
Here at The History Press we are big fans of crime fiction and after the success of our first Q&A with Terence and David, two of our historical crime writers, we asked author, Linda Stratmann to...
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On set as the historical consultant for 'The Dyatlov Pass Incident'
Acting as the historical consultant behind the scenes for the filming of 'Devil's Pass' (originally called the Dyatlov Pass Incident) was a daunting task as there were so many aspects to consider. The...
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The Friday Digest 23/08/13
The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts: * There are a lot of iconic buildings up for sale at the moment, last week it was Brompton tube station...
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What was Whitechapel really like in 1888?
The curlicue gas lamps from the props department and the cubic gallons of dry ice pumped in from beyond the peripheral vision of the camera are fixtures in our retrospective landscape of Jack the...
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