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6th August, 2026
It is easy to forget how many stories surround us every day.Β In my home city of York, there are layers of history everywhere.Β In just one visit, you can find them piled one on top of the other, hiding underneath the city streets, tumbling under the river waters, or lining a singl…
23rd July, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, History, Women in History
Hidden in the bowels of the British Library, an obscure novel written in 1942 seemed eerily prescient as the Alternative fΓΌr Deutschland held its 2026 party conference in the central German state of Thuringia earlier this month. The novel, written by Mea Allan, one of the few wom…
22nd July, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, Entertainment, Women in History
Madam V tells the true story of American-born Virginia Vernonβs transformative journey through the Second World War, looking after the welfare of performers entertaining the British troops at home and abroad. Once described as the warβs most travelled woman, Virginia, in her capa…
8th July, 2026 in Folklore
Folk tales flow around the world like rivers, spilling over into imprints where history has left its mark; where cultures have been uprooted, seabeds scoured and villages drowned (but never forgotten). This folk tale story based in Wales is extracted from Water Folk Tales. Three…
19th June, 2026 in Local & Family History, Society & Culture
Dr Paul Taylor-McCartney is a Cornwall-based writer, researcher and lecturer. His newly published book, Cornwall Uncharted: Mapping Cornwallβs Queer History of Concealment, Culture and Creativity, is the first full-length critical study of Cornwallβs queer histories, tracing hidd…
11th June, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, Transport & Industry
When Harry Met Peggy is the story of one manβs attempt to restore an Austin 1100. Along the way it also becomes the story of one manβs attempt to restore himself. Peggy’s owner, Harry Taylor gives an insight into the ups and downs of following his restoration dream … What made…
27th May, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, History, Women in History
Among the few facts of Mary Boleynβs life is that she was the mistress of Francis I and that she gained a notorious reputation at the French court, being known as βthe great and infamous whoreβ. The goal of my book about Mary was to return to the original source which gave Mary t…
13th May, 2026
When 22-year-old Richard Blanshard arrived at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976, he had no idea that he would become an official photographer for the UK and US film industry for the next two decades.Β Journey through his remarkable collection, spanning stars and celebrities from t…
13th May, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, True Crime, Women in History
βThe tracking down of the really dangerous criminal is regarded as a manβs job, and men have taken good care to see that such work remains in their own hands.β So argued May Storey, a private detective of the 1930s famed for shadowing dope pedlars, locating missing heirs, and cat…
14th April, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, Maritime, Women in History
Most people know Titanic sank in April 1912 with a great loss of life. Most people also know that the great ship was supposed to be unsinkable. But what many people donβt know are the individual survivor stories, stories of courage and kindness in the lifeboats on that terrible n…
26th March, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, History, Maritime
Despite his immense legacy, Greenvile Collins (1643-94), might be the most important naval officer youβve never heard of. InΒ Master and Cartographer, yachting journalist Alan Harper tells his incredible story in full for the first time. Here, Alan answers questions about this fas…
24th March, 2026 in Folklore
Feline Folk Tales brings together catlore from all corners of the world and I was pleasantly surprised by the vast number of stories I came across in my research. Narrowing them down made for a tricky task, but I hope the reader is inspired by my selection and enjoys dipping and…
19th March, 2026 in History, Local & Family History, Military
When we think of the Blitz, our minds often go straight to major cities and industrial centres like London, Glasgow, and Coventry. But thatβs only half of the story. Blitz on Cheshire is a look into the devastation that everyday people suffered at the hands of the Nazis. Through…
6th March, 2026 in Society & Culture, Women in History
I was fortunate enough to be brought up by a Greenham Common Woman and this involved starting my feminist journey incredibly young – one of my earliest memories is of humming along to the Tammy Wynette song Stand By Your Man and seeing my mum rolling her eyes, barely able to cont…
25th February, 2026 in History, Women in History
One of the most intriguing aspects of Anne Boleyn, and likely why she still fascinates us 500 years after her death, is the fact that we donβt even know what she looked like. Even that most basic element, seeing the face of the woman who the King of England ripped the entire coun…
18th February, 2026 in History, Local & Family History, Society & Culture
March 17th is Saint Patrickβs Day, the feast day of the saint traditionally credited with converting Ireland to Christianity in the 5th century. The date has become an occasion to celebrate wider Irish identity, its uptake a reflection of modern Irish history. Irish emigration fr…
5th February, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, Entertainment, Women in History
Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime and worldβs best-selling author, wrote 66 novels and over 150 short stories. Can you uncover these Agatha Christie novels using just three clues? Q1. Poirot cuts short his stay in Istanbul A mysterious person wearing a red kimono Poirot refuses…
27th January, 2026 in Biography & Memoir
In recent decades, Holocaust Memorial Day has been officially adopted as a public commemoration by governments across the world, as a universal commitment to remember Jewish suffering and an attempt to ensure that nothing like it could ever happen again. But itβs also worth ackno…
27th January, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, Military
BELGIUM: A MAN OF LETTERS On the day that Else Samter was issued with her British visa, her brother, Kurt Grelling, was nearing the end of a three-week stay with his family in Oostduinkerke, a resort town on the Belgian coast. With the forces of the Wehrmacht massing along the bo…
9th January, 2026 in Fiction, Folklore, Trivia & Gift
Stories are important, folk tales echo the hopes and dreams of generations long lost in the mists of time. They will echo on, into the future, for as long as people will fall in love. The tragic story of a thwarted love, but one that cannot be denied. Rowan trees were considered…
27th November, 2025 in Biography & Memoir, History, Women in History
Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Science tells the story of eleven incredible women pioneers who excelled at science, overcame prejudice and made significant discoveries along the way. Author, Stella Butler, pays tribute to these remarkable women and answers our questions. What insp…
20th November, 2025 in Biography & Memoir, History, Women in History
When I first heard about the destiny of Princess Louise, mother of the famous Prince Albert, I was left shivering. Yes, it was a cold and dark winters day and the medievally adorned ballroom in Rosenau Castle in Coburg, where Louise once danced and her son Albert was christened,…
20th November, 2025 in Entertainment, Society & Culture
For nearly eighty years, the Royal Family has been part of cinemaβs grandest nights, mixing royal elegance with celebrity glamour. Authors Gareth Owen and Robert Sellers guide you through the decades of the Royal Film Performance in this photographic journey of unforgettable prem…
12th November, 2025 in History, Local & Family History
Around 140 years after the Romans had deserted the shores of Britain, Ida the Flamebearer, Chief of the Angles, landed on the North East coast of, what is today, England, and founded his dynasty at Bamburgh. After bloody struggles against, and eventual victory over, the Celtic Br…
12th November, 2025 in Folklore, History
If you have ever had a good look at a map of Norway youβll see itβs an extraordinary shape and size. Itβs the same distance from Oslo to Rome as from Oslo to north Norway, so not surprisingly the country was divided into many small kingdoms. However, in the year 860 a lad was bor…
29th October, 2025 in Biography & Memoir, History, Society & Culture
Before social media, much less a #BLM hashtag, journalists of colour were putting hot metal to paper to declare that Black lives matter. Here, journalist Yvonne Singh introduces us to five of the pioneers who strove to give their communities a voice; individuals who addressed glo…
28th October, 2025 in History, Local & Family History, Women in History
Nottinghamshire has been home to some extraordinary women throughout history. They were often underestimated, demonstrated strong character and achieved their goals against the odds. Even today, they largely remain either anonymous or uncelebrated. Less than 5% of statues across…
10th October, 2025 in Transport & Industry
βRAILWAY 200. Whatβs that all about then?β Those βin the knowβ will be incredulous at such a question, yet, as I have found over the past year whilst talking with many non-railway orientated people, it was not an uncommon question from the-man (or woman)-in-the-street, journalist…
2nd October, 2025 in Aviation, Biography & Memoir, Transport & Industry
Whitney Straight is a fascinating story of speed, courage, romance, determination and tragedy. Drawing on Straightβs diaries, photograph albums, and extensive archival research on both sides of the Atlantic. Biographer Paul Kenny answers our questions to bring this extraordinary…
26th September, 2025 in Folklore
Hackpen Hill was gateway to an otherworld where the fairy folk lived. This story is about how most who go to fairyland and then escape spend the rest of their lives longing to return. Enjoy this magical story extracted from The Anthology of English Folk Tales: Volume II. The bare…
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Pictured here is Gertrude Bell, an explorer, mountaineer, archaeologist and writer who travelled extensively across the Middle East.
A passionate climber, she made numerous ascents in the Alps during the 1890s, before travelling through the Middle East, documenting landscapes and ancient sites.π₯ΎπΊοΈ
In 1901, she made the first ascent of a previously unclimbed Alpine peak, later named Gertrudspitze (translates to Gertrude`s Peak) in her honour. ποΈ
In `Moving Mountains`, discover Gertrude Bell and eight other extraordinary women who reached the pinnacles of exploration. Link in bio.β¨
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