Author Simon Fower discusses tens of thousands of men and women who performed heroic acts on the Home Front during the Second World War.

Since the mid 1800s a number of Cunard ships have been requisitioned to support Britain during wartime. Several Cunarders were requisitioned to support Britain during the Crimean War (1853–56). A ...

I like to think that there is a symmetry between my query of myself in 1967 – ‘why don’t girls play football?’ – with my thought over fifty years later that the history of the Women’s Football ...

Giles Chapman GILES CHAPMAN is an award-winning motoring writer. He has edited and written for numerous car magazines, and contributed to national newspapers. His books include My Dad Had One Of Those ...

Dr TONY HEATHCOTE studied South Asian History at SOAS University of London and, as curator of the Royal Military Sandhurst Collection, was for many years the principal curatorial officer in the ...

Mike O’Connor Mike O’Connor is a powerful and engaging storyteller who performs at many events across the country. An important researcher into Cornish music and folklore, he has been awarded the OBE ...

MAURICE CURTIS holds a Ph.D in Modern Irish History andlecturse on History. He spent ten years as Assistant Manager/Book Buyer for the Veritas chain of bookshops in Ireland. He is involved with the ...

STEWART RICHARDS has worked extensively in the media as a film producer and television executive, as well as producing drama programmes for BBC Radio 4. He established the audiobook publisher Mr Punch ...

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EDMUND IRONSIDE served in the Royal Navy and, after succeeding to his father’s title, went on to a varied career with, amongst others, Marconi and Rolls-Royce. He was for many years an active member ...

Catherine Lorigan has a BA (Hons) in Medieval and Modern History, an MSt in English Local History, a PhD in Cornish Studies, an MA in Music and a Diploma in Vernacular Architecture with distinction, ...