Upcoming Events

The White Lady of WWI

Most important SIS / MI6 intelligence networks behind enemy lines in Belgium in WWI & WWII 

Total War and Women's Football – The Dagenham Invincibles of World War I

June 19th

"British Propaganda in the Great War" 

British widows of the First World War - Forgotten Legion

The story of Britain's WW1 widows remains largely untold.  

The Singapore Mutiny 1915

Sepoy Ismail Khan, a young Rajput, left his sentry post at the quaterguard 

St Eloi - Village of the Craters

In this talk, Chris will be looking at St Eloi in the Ypres salient 

Air VC's - Who and Why

What were the conditions an airman could win a VC? 

Arras , Passendale and Cambrai

Steve will look at the similarities and differences in the experiences of the 29th Division during 1917 

Dear Duchess - Meddling, Marriages & Mayhem: The Unbelievable Life of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland

Bulldozer in a Tiara: The Wild, High-Society Rebellion of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland 

‘Pluck can make up for inches – the story of Britain’s Great War Bantams’

5'3" was a minimum height in the Army. In 1916 30,000 men under this enlisted as Bantams. This is their story 

The Artist Fortunino Matania's Work During the First World War

Flank Guard or Rear Guard ?

" Improvise, Adapt and Overcome", the relatively unknown story of 11 Field Squadron Royal Engineers during the Falklands Conflict

Falklands Conflict 1982 

The Birmingham Pals

“The Fire Brigade Goes To War 1914-1918”.

How did the Fire Brigades develop from a peacetime role to meeting the needs of a nation at war?