'It can be a liability to like your subject too much when you start, as then the relationship only has one way to go!'

Historian Ophelia Field on the Duchess of Marlborough, the Kit-Cat Club and being a biographer.

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'It can be a liability to like your subject too much when you start, as then the relationship only has one way to go!'

Historian Ophelia Field on the Duchess of Marlborough, the Kit-Cat Club and being a biographer.

histfest.substack.com/p/it-can-be-a-…

'I can’t think of another career criminal who enjoys such notoriety and legendary status as Capone'

In the latest All Things History post, Adrian Teal 🖌🎨substack.com/@tealcartoons explores the history of Prohibition through caricature.
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In 2019, Ellie Grigsby created the world's first memorial to the facially disfigured soldiers of WWI. Her work inspired me when writing THE FACEMAKER. Now, Ellie is struggling to finish the final year of her PhD due to a lack of funding. Please help - justgiving.com/crowdfunding/e…

'I can’t think of another career criminal who enjoys such notoriety and legendary status as Capone'

In the latest All Things History post, Adrian Teal 🖌🎨substack.com/@tealcartoons explores the history of Prohibition through caricature.
histfest.substack.com/p/drawing-insp…

If you missed Henry Hemming at @histfestuk, he'll be at Ealing Central Library, this Fri 26 May, 6:15pm to talk about his amazing new book FOUR SHOTS IN THE NIGHT, book your FREE! tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/four-shots-i…

Finally caught up on all of last weekend's HistFest recordings! What a fabulous selection of stories to choose from. And often it's the one you least expected that engages you the most - The Facemaker was absolutely fascinating.

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Really enjoyed this conversation with Rebecca Rideal about Final Verdict, my book about Holocaust justice in the 21st Century. The latest All Things History Podcast is out now.

In the latest episode of All Things History podcast, we speak to Tobias Buck about his new book, Final Verdict: A Holocaust Trial in the Twenty-first Century histfest.substack.com/p/final-verdic…

Love this photo of me & #HenryHemming at the British Library for @histfestuk.
Henry’s #FourShotsInTheNight , abt #steakknife in N Ireland is hot off the press, & my #AgentZo , abt the only woman to parachute Britain to Nazi German-occupied Poland in #WW2 is out on 16 May!

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In the latest episode of All Things History podcast, we speak to Tobias Buck about his new book, Final Verdict: A Holocaust Trial in the Twenty-first Century histfest.substack.com/p/final-verdic…

“It’s important to remember the lengths that those at the top will go to in order to refashion and reassert their control over people”

Interview with bestselling author and journalist Angela Saini histfest.substack.com/p/its-importan…

'The air is full of the sounds and smells of the streets of Alexandria, and your granddad is kind of one of the heroes in the story' -- Michael Wood on Islam Issa's Alexandria: The City That Changed the World blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/colle…

.HistFest 2024 highlights: gender, empire, and espionage

'HistFest 2024 concluded on an optimistic note, demonstrating that history is for everyone and that we must consider the diverse viewpoints that can shape the narrative.'

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We were thrilled to be a sponsor for HistFest this year!

We had a wonderful time attending and delving into Spycraft and Espionage: From WWII and Beyond led by historians clare mulley & Henry Hemming.

A huge thank you to both of them & HistFest for such an insightful talk!

“It’s important to remember the lengths that those at the top will go to in order to refashion and reassert their control over people”

Interview with bestselling author and journalist Angela Saini histfest.substack.com/p/its-importan…

Ballads, blood-letting, and barging into proceedings – where better to spread our love of history than at HistFest at the British Library?

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When the Earl of Manchester's Regiment of Foote (English Civil War) got wind of 'Royalist talk'.

Listen out for charlie higson's Willy, Willy, Harry, Stee podcast episode for more... #HistFest2024

Alex Courtney Dr Nicola Clark Ophelia Field

“Working class women . . . they were denied so much” — Brian Cox sharing a moving story from his own childhood at #HistFest2024