History Magazine
The Princesses’ V.E. Day
Princess Elizabeth’s ‘secret night out’. Desperate to join in the V.E. Day celebrations, Elizabeth and her sister Margaret slipped out of the palace and joined the crowds outside…
The Dinner Party – 1970s Style
In the 1950s and early 60s, entertaining at home had meant a cocktail party with nibbles rather than a sit down meal. A decade later, with a mortgage to pay and money a little tighter than before, for many couples the dinner party was an ideal way to socialise…
The Forest of Arden
The Forest of Arden was once a mighty forest in the heart of England. Over the centuries it gained a reputation as a wild place, sheltering wolves, thieves, bandits and cut throats. Though much depleted, small pockets of this once vast forest can still be found…
Inspirations Behind Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights is the story of the doomed love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, a tale of passion and violence. First published in December 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, it was astonishing to discover that the novel was actually written by a parson’s daughter, who lived on the edge of the wild and remote Yorkshire Moors.
