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Buckingham is a small town with a big past, so it is appropriate that it has a first-rate history festival. With world-leading experts, social media sensations, and some of Britain's best-loved historians, it is a weekend absolutely not to be…
Dr Robert Lyman is a military historian who has not just written a number of excellent books - the latest being 'Victory to Defeat' in conjunction with General Lord Dannatt - but who has also spent twenty years serving in the British…
There is no getting around it: We Have Ways Fest is niche. In a summer of festivals, many would argue that having an event dedicated to history, let alone to the history of the Second World War, is too specialist. Yet every year, and despite the…
Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption, historian, author and former Justice of the Supreme Court, has recently completed his epic study of the Hundred Years' War to widespread and resounding acclaim. We therefore jumped at the chance to chat with…
While in a few ways Chalke History Festival has broken from its past, then, it is still very much a perfect week’s break with history. It provides a pause; a breath of fresh air; a time to reflect, to ponder, to think, to be.
With well over two hundred speakers appearing at Chalke History Festival, as well as living history, performances and demonstrations, and a wealth of activities for children, the choice might be a little daunting. So here are our top picks to help…
Tickets for the UK’s biggest and most successful history festival are now on sale, with the full programme launched and details of all events now live on the newly relaunched Chalke History Festival website.
What does a story about a medieval invasion of Normandy look like if you give it the attack and the urgency of a twentieth-century American war story?
Next week, between 19 and 21 July, the brilliant We Have Ways of Making You Talk podcast will be holding its annual We Have Ways Fest. Once again, the UK’s largest festival dedicated to the Second World War will be returning to amaze, educate, and…
The Chalke History Festival - the biggest, most celebrated history festival in the world - will this year run from 24 to 30 June, and early-bird tickets are already on sale!
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