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7 steps to becoming a genius and learning how to shine
'Genius' is a word that is bandied about a lot these days. Some people, who were at one time proclaimed to be stars in their particular walk of life, would nowadays be referred to as super-stars or...
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How 23 old forks & spoons, 3 ornaments and 1 old recipe book got turned into...
‘23 old forks & spoons, 3 ornaments. 1 old recipe book’. This was what was written on the customs declaration of a parcel I received from my Aunt Diana in Canada. It doesn’t sound much and yet...
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Winchelsea at War
Picturesque Winchelsea, which claims to be the smallest town in England, sits on top of a hill overlooking marshes near Rye, East Sussex. It is the epitome of tranquillity, bypassed by the main road...
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The Friday Digest 30/08/13
The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts: Winston Churchill: a revered leader and Prime Minister. However, a university academic has questioned the...
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Ivor Gurney’s Gloucestershire
Who says Gloucester sees a tall Fair-fashioned shape of stone arise, That changes with the changing skies From joy to gloom funereal, Then quick again to joy;...
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What makes a book a classic?
I have a shelf full of books that I call my ‘worthy shelf.’ They range from Charles Dickens to H.G Wells, Jane Austen to J.D. Salinger, some, admittedly, remaining unopened, purchased in a haze of...
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Mary Ann Nichols- Jack the Ripper's first victim
Conventionally understood to be the first of Jack the Ripper’s victims, Mary Ann Nichols was a native of London who had spent a good deal of the 1880s on the drift. Her marriage, to a man named...
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Tolkien's real 'Middle Earth'
The unique landscape of the British countryside has been replicated in literature by writers from William Shakespeare to J. K. Rowling. Indeed, last year the British Library curated an exhibition that...
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David Barraclough and Kate Morrison at Toppings Bookshop, Ely on 04/09/13
David Barraclough and Kate Morrison will be at giving a talk at Toppings Bookshop, Ely on Wednesday 4th September 2013 from 7:30 pm. They will also be signing...
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Tim Copeland at Courtyard Books, Bishops Cleeve on 7/09/13
Tim Copeland will be at Courtyard Books, Bishops Cleeve on Saturday 7th September from 10 am - 12 noon signing copies of his new book, The Cotswold Way: An Archaeological Walking Guide. The...
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Alan Hall at Waterstones, Bradford on 07/09/13
Alan Hall will be at Waterstones, Bradford on Saturday 7th September from 12 - 2pm signing copies of his new book, The Story of Bradford. The Story of Bradford traces the city’s history from...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Cities of Roman Africa by Gareth Sears
The Roman province of Africa was one of richest in the Empire and as a result has some of the most spectacular remains. "The Cities of Roman Africa" examines the development of urban space and cultural...
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Douglas Pocock at Waterstones, Durham on 07/09/13
Douglas Pocock will be at Waterstones, Durham on Saturday 7th September from 1-3pm signing copies of his new book, The Story of Durham. The Story of Durham traces the evolution of a city that...
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John McDermott at Waterstones, Grimsby on 08/09/13
John McDermott will be at Waterstones, Grimsby on Sunday 8th September from 12 noon onwards. He will be signing copies of his new book, John McDermott: It's not...
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The Friday Digest 06/09/13
The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts: * As the anniversary of the start of the First World War draws nearer, media focus on the impact the war had...
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England and the Viking onslaught
2013 is the 1000th anniversary of Swein Forkbeard’s invasion of England and 2016 will commemorate the millennial anniversary of his son Cnut’s victory at Assandun, the decisive event in a fraught year...
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Abberline's report: 1st - 8th September 1888
August 31st 2013 marks the 125th anniversary of the first Jack the Ripper murder and yet still the case remains unsolved. Whitechapel Real Time aims to portray Victorian society during 1888 in an...
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Women and domestic service in Victorian society
In 1891 it was estimated that, country-wide, more than a million – that is, one in three women between the ages of fifteen and twenty – were in domestic service; kitchen maids and maids-of-all work...
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Sam Patterson at Brick Lane Bookshop on 12/09/13
Sam Patterson (Bird) will be at Brick Lane Bookshop on Thursday 12th September from 7pm onwards signing copies of her new book, Stepney Then & Now. Stepney is an area with many well-known...
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Tim Rees at Waterstones, Cardiff on 14/09/13
Tim Rees will be at Waterstones, Cardiff on Saturday 14th September signing copies of his new book, In Sights: The Story of a Welsh Guardsman. In Sights is one man's journey from boyhood to...
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