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Our Top Picks for Chalke Valley History Festival 2023

It’s not long to go before the veritable feast for the mind and senses that is Chalke Valley History Festival 2023. With so much on offer – with over 150 talks across five stages, as well as living history, performances and demonstrations and a wealth of activities for children – here are our top picks to help you plan your week.

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Save the Date: Chalke Valley History Festival 2023

The Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival, one of the UK’s most successful and popular summer events, returns this year from 26 June to 2 July.

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The Best History Books of the Year 2022

There is an allegedly Chinese curse that says 'May you live in interesting times', and 2022 has certainly provided that. Luckily, it has also provided some very interesting history books. With so many to choose from, we thought we would ask some of our favourite historians what their best history books of the year have been.

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Our Top Picks for We Have Ways Fest 2022

In just a few weeks’ time, between 22 and 24 July, the brilliant We Have Ways of Making You Talk podcast will be holding its second We Have Ways Fest. Following on from the success of its inaugural year, the UK’s largest festival dedicated to the Second World War will be returning bigger and better.

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Flying High as a KITE

With an eclectic mix providing nourishment for the mind and music for the soul, there's something for everyone at KITE festival.

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From Barons to Books: Hay Castle Opens to the Public

Finally open to the public for the first time in its history, Hay Castle is coming alive to tell the wonderful and surprising story of this Janus-like building, that at once sympathetically acknowledges its past while taking a joyous leap into its future.

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Our Top Picks for Chalke Valley History Festival 2022

Chalke Valley History Festival 2022 is almost upon us. This year, there is so much going on - with talks on four stages as well as at Speaker's Corner and across the site, along with living history, various demonstrations and experiences for children - that we thought we should highlight just a few of our top picks

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Chalke Valley History Festival 2022 Promises To Be Spectacular

The Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival is set to return from 20-26 June this summer and promises to be more exciting and interactive than ever before.

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A Ray of Sunshine: Chalke Valley History Festival 2021

Chalke Valley History Festival has always been about making history accessible and this year it really went the extra mile. After 18 months of bleakness and uncertainty, it really has given us a much-needed ray of sunshine.

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The Return of Chalke Valley History Festival, 2021

After its enforced absence in 2020 due to the pandemic, Chalke Valley History Festival is set to return with a bang in 2021. Running from Wednesday 23 June to Sunday 27 June, it will be one of the very first major festivals to run this year