Churchill Cold War Warrior Volume 2 of my take on Churchill's wars out now in the UK and due in the US on 30 September. History Book Chat Goodreads #WinstonChurchill Richard Toye

Churchill Cold War Warrior Almost Sold Out A huge thanks to my American readers. My US publisher informs me they have almost sold out of their initial order even though it is not published in the US until 30 September. Fortunately a second run has been ordered! Richard Toye

On this day, 22 August 1485, after the Battle of Bosworth, the victorious Henry VII passed over the Bow Bridge, Leicester with the corpse of Richard III which was stripped naked and carried on horseback. As featured in ‘Wars of the Roses: The People, Places and Battlefields of

On this day 22 August 1485, the body of King Richard III probably brought through Turret Gateway, entrance to Leicester Castle. As featured in ‘Wars of the Roses: The People, Places and Battlefields of the Yorkists and Lancastrians’ available in 🇬🇧 from Pen & Sword Books

Arnhem at 80 Next month marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. If you are interested in reading how the Germans defeated it then check out: Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine David O'Keefe

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On 30 August 1922, T.E. Lawrence walked through the door of the RAF recruitment office at No.4 Henrietta Street, opposite Covent Garden. Find out what happened when he gave his name as John Hume Ross to Flying Officer William Earl Johns, the recruiting officer who would later

Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Sandwich, Kent. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I stayed at the King’s Lodging at Sandwich during their royal progresses in Kent; Elizabeth stayed here between 31 August and 2 September 1573. On 1 September 1573, Elizabeth watched militia from Sandwich

29 August 1483 - Richard III received at York Minster during his royal progress. As featured in ‘Wars of the Roses: The People, Places and Battlefields of the Yorkists and Lancastrians’ available in 🇬🇧 from Pen & Sword Books pen-and-sword.co.uk/Wars-of-the-Ro… Available in 🇬🇧 from Amazon.co.uk

#OTD 31 August 1422 – 602 years ago - Henry V died of dysentery at Château de Vincennes aged 35. He would never meet his son, Henry VI aged 9 months. As featured in ‘Wars of the Roses: The People, Places and Battlefields of the Yorkists and Lancastrians’ available in UK from

US Publication - Churchill Cold War Warrior I am delighted to report that Churchill Cold War Warrior now publishes in the US on 2 September and in Canada on 16 September. #winstonchurchill #churchill

On this day, 1 September 1922, Lawrence of Arabia began his basic training at RAF Uxbridge. He did not excel at drill on the parade ground, but he demonstrated his prowess as a marksman on the firing range, which aroused the attention of superior officers. He concealed his past