1/4: How to Get Involved with Past Preservers! ​We're always looking for talented experts to join our network. There are three exciting ways you can contribute: ​Expert Contributor on Media Projects 🎥 ​Researcher 📚 ​Cruise Speaker 🚢 ​Follow the thread for more information!

Owain Glyndwr: Rebel, Prince, Visionary One week today I speak at the brand new, exciting and STACKED Tewkesbury History Festival in, um, Tewkesbury. Who was Glyndwr, what did he do, and what was his near and far legacy? Tickets below: tewkesburyhistoryfestival.co…

Applying for Member (MCIfA) grade? You can apply anytime between Thursday 4 June - Tuesday 4 August to go to the professional review interview window of 7 - 18 September to be reviewed at the committee meeting on 3 November. Find the guidance online here archaeologists.net/join/mcif…

The world fell in love with Downton Abbey. But the real story of Highclere Castle is just as fascinating. Join Lady Carnarvon and narrator Nick Offerman for a look inside one of England's largest lived-in homes in The History of Home, a Curiosity Stream Original 3-part series. . . . #HistoryOfHome #CuriosityStream #DowntonAbbey #HighclereCastle #HistoryLovers

From the child apprentices of Quarry Bank Mill to the remarkable rock houses at Kinver Edge. Episode 5 uncovers the hidden lives of working families during the Industrial Revolution - and the National Trust teams conserving their stories today.  📺 Watch Hidden Treasures of the National Trust on #iPlayer now. #NationalTrust #QuarryBankMill #KinverEdge #BBCArts #IndustrialRevolution #History

Hi all! I’ve been busy juggling #househistory projects plus events but I’m also still contributing to a regular #househistories feature in The Times! 😄 This week it’s a fascinating house in Lyme with links to several naval heroes!! ☺️

I spy a BOOK GIVEAWAY! 🕵️‍♀️📚 As a welcome to new followers and a thank you to existing followers, I am giving away one signed [USA] copy of my award-winning book, Secret Servants of the Crown: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence, to one lucky winner. The book reveals, for the first time, the story of the 'real' Miss Moneypenny, Kathleen Pettigrew and a whole cast of remarkable women who worked for Britain's secret services from 1909 until the 1950s. To be in with a chance of winning, please follow these steps: 1. Follow me. 2. Repost. 3. Like this post. This #book giveaway closes on Sunday, 14 June 2026 (12 noon - UK time). I will announce the winner later that day. Good luck! Signed, C.

During 'World War II with Tom Hanks' we had the chance to work with expert historians from around the world––now we want to introduce you to a few! @SaulDavid66 is a historian & prolific author, having written fiction & non-fiction across various aspects of military history 👏

Explore the lives of people during the Industrial Revolution - from the child apprentices of #QuarryBankMill to the families who once lived in the remarkable rock houses at #KinverEdge. From cotton mills to “hobbit holes”, discover these hidden histories and the National Trust teams conserving them for future generations. 📺 Watch ‘Bobbins & Hobbit Holes’, Hidden Treasures of the National Trust, Friday at 9pm on BBC Two & #iPlayer. #NationalTrust #BBCArts #IndustrialRevolution

Why I think Christopher Nolan has got it right on The Odyssey - and fake Greek accounts on YouTube (with less than five subscribers and no content) are talking nonsense youtube.com/watch?v=a47HnTKK… #theodyssey @odysseymovie @UniversalPics @IMAX

A wonderful trip is coming up very soon!

EVENT: An exclusive C20 Members tour of @thecosmichouse, a Grade I listed masterpiece of Post-Modern architecture. 🗓️ Tue 14 Jul - 12:30pm and 3:00pm 📍 Cosmic House, Holland Park, Kensington 🎟️ Book tickets: secure.c20society.org.uk/Def…

Just booked for this @ExplorersClub event next Monday in NYC, join me! This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis and Clark store.explorers.org/products…

The 1980s Mod Revival - amazing or cringeworthy? the70s80s90s.com/2011/02/09/… #80smusic

📚Honoured to be part of this very special fundraising auction organised by @TheEES with a signed hardback copy of 'The Story of Egypt', complete with gold detail 🪙 ees.ac.uk/whats-on/events/th…

What makes Portmeirion unique? I'll be exploring that question in my online talk on 17th June. The vision of founder, Clough Williams-Ellis, was a determining factor, especially in his use of colour, architectural salvage and carefully framed 'eye traps' ticketsource.com/kathryn-fer…

Publish your research on Egyptian or Sudanese cultural heritage in #EgyptianArchaeology to reach a broad readership passionate about the topic! ℹ️ees.ac.uk/our-cause/publicat… ⏰Next deadline extended to 15 July! 📸Shoshenq III's Great Gate at Tanis, EA 68 (Frédéric Payraudeau ©MFFT)

I've been acting as a consultant on this magical documentary for some time now, so it's nice to finally be able to talk about it in the open! The crew and Brian are really putting in the effort to make The Last Drop of Summer Wine as special as can be. comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8763/br…

“Bonkers but Beautiful!” 🤩 From ageing anatomy to buckets, bicycles and battle-scarred blades - the curious collection at Snowshill Manor was the life’s work of one extraordinary man: Charles Paget Wade. Enter his wonderfully eccentric world in Collectiomania: Hidden Treasures of the National Trust. 📺 Streaming now on #iPlayer #NationalTrust #BBCArts #BBCTwo #SnowshillManor

Ever heard of the Society of Beefsteaks? In the latest episode of A Curious Appetite podcast, I speak with Dr Sam Hirst about Summer Rambles in 1825, the unpublished travel journal of musician William Linley. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…

How do you escape Napoleon? Katherine Gazzard explained how young Charles Hare managed to in our latest episode. Out on YouTube, Spotify & Apple podcasts🎧