So sad. Andrew Defty is the world’s leading expert on U.K. parliamentary oversight of intelligence (a hugely important topic). His work on U.K. covert propaganda is genuinely pioneering and a huge influence on my own research. Outrageous to be in this position.

24 April 1967. The Greek military junta prohibited women from wearing miniskirts in public. It was part of a general cultural crack down on what was seen as the “permissive society” which included similar bans on beat music groups.

Is this happening? At Columbia University ? I am shook.

stop what you’re doing and look at this baby bat eating a strawberry

News reports from Normandy like those made by BBC war correspondent Robert Dunnett were of great interest to millions of people.
You can find more information on what the report included below.

Object courtesy of The D-Day Story
#DDayIn80Objects #DDAY80

theddaystory.com/d-day-in-80-ob…

Fascinating comments here about what will happen to #Russia if/when it is defeated in #Ukraine based on analysis of #history . Well worth watching.

Only one month to go until publication of my next book, 'The Lancaster Story' - available now to pre-order! blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/produ…

Some projects change you - the emotions were real with this book. I got to meet some wonderful people along the way, and this is their story!

Last year we got a gift for Passover, Alma. Suddenly we were a real family - 2 adults and 2 kids. This year, a crucial piece of our family puzzle is being held in Gaza. Please remember Omri and all the hostages today at your Seder, and if you can, leave a chair out for them. We

Tickets on sale today, people! I have to say, I’m very proud of the programme our team has put together this year. There’s HUGE amount to see and do. @chalkefestival Home - Chalke History Festival chalkefestival.com

The first National Intelligence History Conference, organised by GCHQ and Bletchley Park takes place in November. We are inviting submissions on the theme 'People in Intelligence' - deadline 24 May

For more information visit; bletchleypark.org.uk/nihc/

Burt discovers his friend is #Soviet #spy Rudolf #Abel , the infamous #BridgeofSpies Spy.

Listen here ⬇️⬇️
coldwarconversations.com/episode342/

SPIES&VESPERS Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall | Spy Historian Shane - Spybrary Podcast Host Society for Intelligence History Dr. Dan Lomas Sarah Younas SpyHards - A Spy Movie Podcast Military Intelligence Museum Chris Smith 🇮🇲 Bridge Of Spies

At the RAF Club on 17th April 2024, Air Marshal Clare Walton CB KHB unveiled a portrait of Corporal Daphne Pearson GC, the first female recipient of the George Cross.

Read our full write up of the unveiling and Daphne's story through the link below.
rafclub.org.uk/portrait-daphn…

We're thrilled to unveil our incredible lineup for the 2024 Chalke History Festival - it's our biggest & best yet! 🛩️

👀 Browse the 2024 programme here 👉chalkefestival.com/wp-content/upl…

Tickets go on general sale Monday April 22nd.

#AmazingHistory #CHF2024 #HistoryForAll

This is VERY EXCITING!!!!

Problems in UK HE are sector wide but not impacting everywhere equally and institutions are responding differently. University managers need to take responsibility for problems they created and come up with solutions which don’t involve slashing courses and compulsory redundancy.

This year, we are celebrating seventy-five years of Weidenfeld & Nicolson with a new brand look, a new mission statement, and a renewed focus under our executive publisher, Jenny Lord!

Read on for our plans👉 brnw.ch/21wIZen

Netflix movie 'Shirley' tells the tale of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to the US Congress, whose subsequent run for the Democratic presidential nomination drew both admiration and disdain. But how much of the small-screen story is true? spr.ly/6016wB2Er

Life Fellow Christopher Andrew, historian of MI5, has just published a new book, 'The Spy Who came in from the Circus' about the mysterious career of Corpus alumnus Cyril Bertram Mills (m.1955). /1

The Spectator, once published the likes of Nesca Robb, Kingsley Amis, T. S. Eliot, G. M. Trevelyan, Iris Murdoch, Iris Barry, Graham Greene, Aldous Huxley, W. B. Yeats, Bertrand Russell, Sylvia Plath, Harold Pinter and John Stuart Mill.

Today it publishes... this.

Andrew Neil

Drumroll please… the 2024 #Discoveries longlist is here!

Huge congratulations to all 16 writers, as yet unpublished, who wowed the judges with their novels-in-progress. Find out more about them: bit.ly/Discoveries24