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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
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.
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.
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
Fast and Loose: The Value of Historically Questionable Cinema
Historical cinema comes in for endless criticism from reviewers, viewers and – of course – historians: filmmakers bring their own interests, opinions and biases to their work. They make films not just to entertain, but generally speaking to express a message. So what value is there in an historical film, especially one which takes huge liberties with accepted ideas and 'truths'?
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by Steven Port
The Best History Resources for Covid-19 Lockdown!
Struggling to keep the kids engaged with homeschooling during lockdown for Covid-19, or just bored and looking for new things to do? Check out this list of some of the best history-related (ish) resources on the web!
Festivals Don't Come Better Than This: Chalke Valley History Festival 2019
During the last week of June 2019, a festival in the beautiful rolling countryside of South West England pulled in thousands of visitors from across the country and beyond. There was music, entertainment, and a multitude of familiar faces to be seen on the several stages and around the site, enjoying the festival spirit.
We've Won! Kellogg College Community Engagement and Impact Awards 2019
Get History, a website designed to bring interesting, up-to-date, and accessible history to students and adults alike, has won a Community Engagement and Impact Award from Kellogg College, Oxford.
The threat to Stonehenge
2018 marks a centenary of Stonehenge being gifted to the nation, yet access to it is more restricted than ever. The ability to see the landmark from a passing car window is under threat as plans resume to place a tunnel underneath it, while historical byways are ‘experimentally’ closed off. But this threat is far less significant than that of the consequential destruction of a hugely important archaeological and sacred landscape.
Celebrating history with Chalke Valley History Festival
In the final week of June 2018, cannon fire rocked the valleys around Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, while fighter planes and bombers flew overhead in dazzling displays of skill.
