Painting the Town Red: Spies & Secret Agents in London Restaurants & Hotels in the 1920s
The material in this post is based on my new book, The Secret Twenties: British Intelligence, the Russians and the Jazz …
The material in this post is based on my new book, The Secret Twenties: British Intelligence, the Russians and the Jazz …
Until I went looking, I wasn’t sure whether British kings and queens and their families had to participate in censuses or not. …
In the second of a series exploring interesting returns in the 1911 census, I focus on famous authors. The census was taken …
This looks fantastic. If you live near Vauxhall, love maps or are interested in the history of leisure, get along!
On a recent visit to the Tate Britain gallery, on the north side of the Thames, we saw the excellent Ruin Lust …
I went to see Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit last night, the wonderful new production that is currently at the Gielgud Theatre. It …
Learn about the 18th-century tiles from a famous London pub, which were discovered after a fire in the 1960s, but …
At the beginning of each year, no one knows what lies ahead. For some who expect happiness there comes sadness. …
Key Facts. Full name: Hawley Harvey Crippen Born: 1862 in Coldwater, Michigan Died: 1910 in Pentonville Prison, London Married to: …