The largest celebration of history in the UK will return this summer The Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival will run from 20–26th June 2022. Returning for 7 days this summer/Expanded outdoor programme and entertainment/World-class speaker line-up/Hugely popular Festival for Schools Praise for the 2021 Festival “Green slopes bathed in…

Philadelphia-based artist Danny Simmons will exhibit his new series, Intertwined at Town + Culture Gallery Renowned artist Danny Simmons will be debuting INTERTWINED in Atlanta, and will be present for the Opening Reception on February 18th, and for Artist Talk on February 19th. The exhibit was created during the global…

Dan Snow, the U.K.’s BAFTA winning History Guy, will make his debut Clubhouse appearance in an interview with author and historian Deb Hunter. Clubhouse is a new type of audio-only social media network — where people around the world come together to talk, listen and learn from each other in…

Recently, I’ve had the great pleasure of meeting Terence Hawkins in a writing group. We share a mutual passion for history and writing, so we were probably bound to meet at some point, and I’m thrilled that it happened sooner rather than later. He is absolutely brilliant. Ideas drive all…

“A Wonderful Retelling Seamlessly Merging History and Legend” Robin Hood’s Dawn (The Robin Hood Trilogy Book 1) England, 1154–1194 A kingdom under assault. A conspiracy born of anarchy. A hero standing against tyranny. Falsely convicted of a shocking crime, Robin Fitzooth, the Earl of Huntingdon, finds refuge in Sherwood Forest…

After I hit the USA Today best seller list in October 2020, I thought…That’s it. No more writing. One more challenge completed. Then, in April 2021, Amazon announced its newest platform, Kindle Vella. Vella is short for novella and I’m a huge proponent of short fiction — short stories, essays…

Charles Spencer talks about his love of history, his current project-Henry I and The White Ship, and the next thing. What first attracted you to the period or periods you work in? I gravitate to stories and people from the past who, I believe, have been wrongly lost to the…

The Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival Wednesday 23rd to Sunday 27th June One of the first major festivals to run this year! This year’s Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival is like no other. A slightly shortened version due to the pandemic, the organisers have none the less packed…

When we think of Tudor England, various images flash through our mind. Kings, many queens, dashing courtiers, spies, and ruthless intrigues enter the mix. Add a dash of Renaissance fashion and religious upheaval and you have a heady, or often headless, concoction of brutality and inspiration. All at the same…