Looking forward to presenting on the London TF on Sunday (noon) at the @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social conference.

My review of Linden Macintyre's excellent An Accidental Villain: Sir Hugh Tudor, Churchill’s Enforcer in Revolutionary Ireland (Newbridge, Co. Kildare: Merrion Press, 2025) in Stand To! 141 (March 2026).

Upcoming/out on WFA's Mentioned in Dispatches: Ep380 Henry Tudor in Ireland (11 Apr); 381 Britain, oil & Baku 1918 (15 Apr); 382 Three Sons for the Kaiser (1 May); 383 Smith-Dorrien saves army (15 May); 384 Saxons in Flanders (1 Jun); 385 Barnbow Disaster (15 Jun); more in Jul-Aug.

Latest two podcasts out on The WFA's Dispatches podcasts:
Ep381 – Britain, oil and Baku in 1918 – Nick Higham
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep38...
Ep380 – Henry Tudor in Ireland – Linden MacIntyre
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep38...

Put in cold and blustery Belfast doing a trek of the Falls and Shankil. Lovely group from minnesotta.

Put in cold and blustery Belfast doing a trek of the Falls and Shankil. Lovely group from minnesotta.

Out at the Dub Park Run. Very much with the slow horses today.

Delighted to be part of GWG online Conf on 26.4.26. Talking about Cockneys in the Trenches in the London TF, 1914–18 based on the volume London Pride that I edited with @parhistory.bsky.social & Charles Fair. Book conf here: greatwargroup.com/product/onli... London Pride tinyurl.com/54ex98e3

The next Studio Symphony Orchestra concert will be held on Saturday 21st March in the Common Hall at RBAI (Inst). Join us for an evening of wonderful classical music.
Elgar - Froissart overture
Mozart - Clarinet concerto
Amy Beach - Gaelic Symphony
Tickets www.studiosymphony.org.uk/dbpage.php?p...

Out today in Belfast talking about Belfast's facinating history of slavery and abolitionism with students from Georgia in the USA.

Talking about London Pride with @parhistory.bsky.social and Charles Fair at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social on 26.6.26 at noon. We talk about the formation, composition and wartime contribution of the London Territorial Force. Tickets here www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/lon...

Talking about London Pride with @parhistory.bsky.social and Charles Fair at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social on 26.6.26 at noon. We talk about the formation, composition and wartime contribution of the London Territorial Force. Tickets here www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/lon...

Visited the @nationaltrust.org.uk Argory over the w/e. Built in the 1820s for the MacGeough Bond family. It is an understated Neo-classical house constructed from Caledon stone with Navan limestone details, whose largely unchanged interior reflects the family’s eclectic tastes. Well worth a visit!

Talk at PRONI on The London Irish and London Pride: Identity, Memory and the Citizen Soldier with Dr Stephen Sandford. Public Record Office of Northern IrelandBelfast, Northern Ireland
Thursday, May 21 from 1 pm to 2 pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-london...

In this episode of the WFA's MiD pod David Griffith discusses his new book The Guards 1915–17: An Elite Division at War. The book is the first major history of the Guards Division in nearly a century. Published by Helion & Co.

kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...

Link to it on the Podcast website and show notes!

Did a great Redcoast History Podcast on Sat on London Pride, the book I edited with Charles Fair and @parhistory.bsky.social. The book examines the London Territorial Force before and during the GW. YouTube stream - www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkRb...
Audio is here: open.spotify.com/episode/5kSZ...

Delighted to take part. Super discussion. Book now available for all your gift needs!

The Army Britain Forgot: London’s Territorials in WW1 YouTube video by Redcoat History

On Redcoat History Podcast tomorrow with @parhistory.bsky.social to talk about London Pride, TF and the Great War. Link is here;

www.youtube.com/live/qkRb4n2...

We couldn't have said it better, Heather! Read more on Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped A Global Conflict here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640560/.

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In this ep of The WFA's MiD pod Mike Jackson tells the story of his great-uncle, Lance Corporal John Street, who fell in 1917 and was finally buried 10 April 2025. kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...

Ep374 – Angel Down – Daniel Kraus. In this ep of the WFA's Mentioned in Dispatches pod, author Daniel Kraus discusses his novel Angel Down — a haunting, formally ambitious reimagining of the FWW told through a single, continuous sentence. Pub by Simon&Schuster kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...

London Pride Vol 1 has now has been printed! It examines the vital yet often overlooked contributions of London’s Territorial Force from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW and enduring legacy. Order: tinyurl.com/33d9zwj7

It was great to be back on the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches podcast with Dr Tom Thorpe @kensingtons.bsky.social to talk about my latest book, For King and Country: The Role of Patriotism in Mobilisation in the First World War: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...

On this week's MiD pod from the WFA, @richardbatten.bsky.social discusses his excellent new book For King and Country: The Role of Patriotism in Mobilisation in the First World War, published by Pen&SwordListen on your favourite platform or here: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...

Visited the Danish museum frigate Peder Skram (F352) in Copenhagen in October. Built in 1960s and modernised with missiles in the 1970s. Lots of access throughout and a window on the cold war navy in the Baltic.

More images of the Cenotaph.

Amazing ceremony at Cenotaph in Westminster to mark the 107th anniversary of the 1918 armistice.

This is tidy. Did civil war for a level and this brings it all back.

Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines London’s Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
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