‘The Children of Calais’ is an unusual piece of public art in a country that tends to memorialize heroes, royals and victories. Britain h...

Clare Mulley talks to HWA Honorary Patron, Michael Morpurgo, about the extraordinary family history that inspired his latest book. On...

Article first published in History Today , 12 April 2016. ‘I shall never play at Twickenham again’, twenty-five year old Lt Ronald Poul...

Do Bunny Down: when shared war stories can help to heal When researching biographies I am privileged to meet and exchange letters with man...

The names of 75 courageous women from 13 nations are etched into a beautiful memorial at RAF Tempsford,   home of the Special Duties Squadro...

Sorting through some family papers recently, my mother came across a handsome gentleman’s silver cigarette case. The initials ‘LM’, etched s...

Hiroshima: City of Peace Seventy years ago this month, on Monday 6 August 1945, the nuclear bomb known as ‘Little Boy’ was dropped on Hiro...

Fighting Cocks and Showcased Skeletons, or Respect in Retrospect The record of history is a living thing, not just connecting people acros...