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Paul Wreyfod at Waterstones, Southend on 14/09/13
Author Paul Wreyfod will be at Waterstones, Southend on Saturday 14th September signing copies of his new book, The A-Z of Curious Essex. ‘Curious’ is perhaps not the first word you would use to...
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The secret history of Oxford and the art of looking up
Even on a street as famous as the Oxford High, people sometimes get the impression that it’s not that special. Plate glass shop windows, branches the usual coffee shop chains, a few interesting side...
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The Friday Digest 13/09/13
The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts: * The 9 September marked the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden, between the English and Scots at...
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A curious history of London
London offered up many ideas when I started to write 'The A-Z of Curious London'. It seemed there were mountains of material to choose from, a plethora of heinous crimes, murders scandals, ghost...
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'The Riddle of Sphinx Island', a mystery inspired by Agatha Christie's 'And...
With Agatha Christie’s birthday coming up on the 15 September, it seems an ideal opportunity for Christie fans to look back over their favourite books. It is also interesting to see how others have...
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Troublesome trams and pointless paving...
Dudley was connected by tram to various parts of the Black Country including Brierley Hill and Stourbridge. When the Stourbridge line was extended to run along the High Street beyond the town clock,...
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Paul Wreyfod at Waterstones, Chelmsford on 28/09/13
Author Paul Wreyfod will be at Waterstones, Chelmsford on Saturday 28th September from 11am - 2pm signing copies of his new book, The A-Z of Curious Essex. ‘Curious’ is perhaps not the first word...
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Paul Wreyfod at Waterstones, Basildon on 21/09/13
Author Paul Wreyfod will be at Waterstones, Waterstones, Basildon on Saturday 21st September signing copies of his new book, The A-Z of Curious Essex. ‘Curious’ is perhaps not the first word you...
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Q&A with Joan Lock
Here at The History Press we are big fans of crime fiction and after the success of our first few of Q&A sessions with David Lassman and Terence James and Linda Stratmann we asked Joan Lock to...
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Hard Times in Prison in the 1880s
In the 1880s most prisons would begin their day by waking their prisoner’s with a ‘warning bell’ at 6.20 a.m. and a rising bell at 6.30 a.m. when the prison bell – a hand bell rung by the warders or a...
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David Thornton at Blackwells, Leeds on 20/09/13
David Thornton will be at Blackwells, Leeds on Friday 20th September from 12 noon onwards signing copies of his new book, The Story of Leeds. This new history of Leeds covers all the main...
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Steven Blake at Courtyard Books, Tarlings Yard on 21/09/13
Steven Blake will be at Courtyard Books, Tarlings Yard on Saturday 21st September from 10:30am - 12:30pm signing copies of his new book, Cheltenham in 100 Objects. Compiled by the former Museum and...
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Graham Sutherland at Warwick Books & Library on 25/09/13
Graham Sutherland will be at Warwick Books & Library on Wednesday 25th September from 10:30am - 12:30pm. He will be signing copies of his book, Bloody British History: Warwick. Hundreds of dark...
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The Friday Digest 20/09/13
The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts: * The saga of Richard III's burial continues to roll on as a new design for his tomb has been revealed...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Mitford Girls' Guide to Life by Lyndsy Spence
The six Mitford girls were blessed with beauty, wit and talent, yet they led very distinct, cultural lives and not one sister, except for Diana and Unity, shared the same opinion or ideology. Nancy...
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The First World War journalists who risked arrest at the Front Line
When we think of the things that affected public opinion during the First World War, the chances are that the first thing to come to mind is atrocity propaganda or the iconic 'Your country needs you'...
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A Very Unusual Air War
In 1940, from 27th May to 4th June, Allied forces were driven out of mainland Europe and managed to escape back to England during Operation Dynamo, also known as the Dunquerque Evacuation. At this...
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The Pre-Dreadnought Battleships
Within the third quarter of the 20th century the last of the great armour clad dreadnought battleships of Britain’s navy were taken out of commission and sold out of the service to be broken up in ship...
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The Friday Digest 27/09/13
The Friday Digest brings you the best of the week's history news gathered from the experts: * The Royal Albert Hall, Science Museum and many other iconic London institutions are located in...
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