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Jun 8
Just a fortnight to go until the start of @ChalkeFestival, and it promises to be another brilliant week. With so many fantastic speakers - @Roger_Moorhouse, @monstroso, @FXMC1957 (and me, @DebbieKilroy!) to name just a few - here are our top picks gethistory.co.uk/news/our-to…
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Jun 5
In @Roger_Moorhouse's Wolfpack, he not only offers compelling arguments about the threat of Hitler's U-boats, but a gripping narrative that makes the book extremely difficult to put down. gethistory.co.uk/reviews/boo…
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Possibly the best endorsement I’ve ever seen: from Dan Snow for @WhoresofYore’s new book Flick. Absolutely love it!
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May 30
Just one week to go! Very excited to be speaking about Members Behaving Badly at the wonderful @YorkFestofIdeas on 6 June. Do come along if you can! yorkfestivalofideas.com/2026…
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May 28
'The point of being a king is not only the rights you have: those rights exist because you have very profound duties to the kingdom you rule.' @hrcastor talks to us about kingship and tyranny during the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV. gethistory.co.uk/interviews/…
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May 23
Great review of a great book!
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@NicolaCornick reviews Members Behaving Badly
By @DebbieKilroy
"An alternative history of the nation."
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May 22
In 'Blue Jerusalem' @KitKowol has done an outstanding job of refuting the mythical foundations of our modern social state and of proving that the Conservative Party could be just as radical, just as idealistic, as their Labour counterparts.
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May 21
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
Before reform, British elections weren’t about persuasion — they were about payment 💰
@DebbieKilroy ( @GetHistory ) reveals how bribery, intimidation, and corruption dominated elections before 1832. If you had money, a seat in Parliament was within reach. Democratic? Hardly. 🎙️🔥
🎧 Listen now 👉 pod.fo/e/4180cf
#ElectoralHistory #BritishDemocracy #HistoryRage #Podcast 💸
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May 19
The end of an era.
On this day, 19 May, 1898 William Ewart Gladstone, the 'Grand Old Man', died following a battle with cancer - although the cause of death was officially recorded as syncope (heart failure) and senility (advanced age). 1/2
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May 19
Can you guess who it is yet?
May 19
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
What kind of leader drives people to choose danger over serving them? 🤯
@DebbieKilroy ( @GetHistory ) uncovers a shocking example of leadership so cruel and incompetent that people actively tried to escape it. A brutal reminder that authority in Britain’s past was often built on fear, not respect. 🎙️🔥
🎧 Listen now 👉 pod.fo/e/4180cf
#Leadership #MilitaryHistory #HistoryRage #Podcast ⚔️
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May 18
🚨 NEW EPISODE🚨
“They don’t make them like they used to.” Or do they? 😬
@DebbieKilroy of @GetHistory shows that historic MPs were often far worse than today’s — more violent, more corrupt, and far less accountable. This episode strips away nostalgia and replaces it with uncomfortable historical truth. 🎙️⚔️
🎧 Listen now 👉 pod.fo/e/4180cf
#HistoryRage #Mythbusting #PoliticalHistory #Podcast 🔥
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Aspects of History interviews @DebbieKilroy
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Next Tuesday evening, 19 May, join us for a walk around 17th century St Ives, to find out more about life in the town in the 1600s including a great fire, markets, puritans and of course Cromwell. More details and bookings at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/cromwells…
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May 13
#OnThisDay 13 May 1662: Catherine of Braganza arrived in England to marry Charles II. She wasn’t a whining wimp—she was a savvy, accomplished queen and regent.
@DrLindaPorter1 joined me to set the record straight.
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/1ef377
#OTD #OnThisDate #History #Podcast #CharlesII
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May 12
Thanks to @AspectsHistory for the lovely review! Members Behaving Badly 'brilliantly' balances 'stories that are witty, entertaining ... with high-quality research and depth of debate'. aspectsofhistory.com/book_re…
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So excited to be talking at @YorkFestofIdeas
next month! Do come along if you can make it - it's a superb festival and, best of all, it's absolutely free (booking is required though)! yorkfestivalofideas.com/2026…
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Apr 23
At a loose end tonight? Haven't quite had enough of members behaving badly? Then why not pop along to my talk at the White Lion, Fewcott, and realise that MPs have never been paragons of virtue!
Apr 15
If you're in Oxon/South Northants, do come along if you can, for a night discussing the woeful and riotous tales of the many men who have disgraced the benches of Westminster - in a pub! The White Lion, Fewcott, 23/4, 7pm
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Apr 20
A fab character:
When a performer in a travelling circus caught his eye, Labby approached the owner for a job. The ‘Bounding Buck of Babylon’ thenceforth travelled with the circus ... dressed in pink tights, amazing audiences by his ability to jump up and down on the spot.
Henry Du Pré Labouchère:
The Least Victorian of All Victorian Politicians?
By @DebbieKilroy
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"Chalke is not simply an event to attend. It is a highlight of the historical calendar – a week in which history steps out of the pages and into the open air."
Thank you to @GetHistory for your continued support! 👏
@ChalkeFestival 22 to 28 June 2026
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Apr 15
In 'Rage of Party' @CapelLofft has created an indisputable case for why political history, now perhaps more than ever, needs to be studied and understood.
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