A community archaeology project run by the North Pennines AONB Partnership has been so successful that it has had the go-ahead to come up with new … [Read more...]
The bells of Carlisle Cathedral
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January 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Carlisle Cathedral boasts a peal of 12 bells, but it hasn't always been this way. When the diocese of Carlisle was founded in 1133, the Augustinian … [Read more...]
Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Rotherham
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January 22, 2012 By
Death in all its guises conjures up a range of human emotions. If that death is caused by crime then these emotions are often better understood, … [Read more...]
Secrets of the English War Bow
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January 21, 2012 By
Historian Hugh D. H. Soar is joined by Mark Stretton, master blacksmith, and Joseph Gibbs, bowyer, in order to demonstrate how a war bow and its … [Read more...]
Beaulieu
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January 20, 2012 By
Considering the number of books that have been written about SOE, very little has been revealed about the most frequently mentioned of its training … [Read more...]
The 1984/85 Miners Strike in Nottinghamshire – ‘If Spirit Alone Won Battles’: The Diary of John Lowe
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January 20, 2012 By
The dirty war fought by the Thatcher Government to defeat the formidable National Union of Mineworkers transformed him from passive family man into … [Read more...]
Captain Scott’s South Pole images saved for nation
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January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Photographs taken by Captain Scott on his final expedition to the South Pole have been saved for the nation thanks to £704,000 lottery … [Read more...]
The Dark Ages – The 1066 Hastings Campaign (DVD)
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January 5, 2012 By
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 is with out a doubt one of the most significant events in English history. In the aftermath of the battle, King … [Read more...]
