In recent years a myth has grown up concerning London’s East End of half a century ago. Put briefly, this holds that the streets were safer, children healthier and everybody lived happily within stable and caring communities. Well, yes and no, but mainly no. As far as playing safely in the streets goes, despite there [...]
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Deconstructing a Modern Myth – by Simon Webb
Posted in General History, Local History, The History Press, tagged the history press, Simon Webb, 1960's East End Childhood, East End London, Londons East End, Childhood books on May 15, 2012 |
All the Fun of the Fair – by Jennifer Briancourt
Posted in Company News, Events, General History, General News, Local History, The History Press, tagged E350 The History Press, Jennifer Briancourt, LBF The History Press, London Book Fair, the history press, The London Book Fair on May 4, 2012 |
The London Book Fair is overwhelming and vast, heaving with vibrant stands and populated by like-minded book-lovers, writers, agents and publishers. On arrival, I immediately head for one of the seminars I am planning to attend; my intended schedule is optimistically (and unrealistically) crammed. After half an hour of anxious ambling, I wisely acquire directions [...]
Win 1 of 5 promo codes for our new iPad App – Titanic: Her Journey
Posted in General News, Media News, The History Press, Titanic, tagged 100th Anniversary, the history press, Titanic, Titanic App, Titanic Centenary, Titanic History, Titanic iPad App, Titanic: Her Journey on April 13, 2012 |
On the 15th of March we released our new iPad App Titanic: Her Journey. Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the ship, the app is the definitive interactive Titanic experience, telling the story of her maiden voyage in the most engaging way to date. With features such as interactive deck plans, detailed biographies [...]
Life in the 1950′s – A feature by Stephen F. Kelly
Posted in General History, Local History, The History Press, tagged 1950s, 1950s Childhood, 1950s history, Stephen F. Kelly, Stephen Kelly, the history press, You've Never Had It So Good! on April 10, 2012 |
It’s not difficult to see why the 1950s have been ignored for so long. Caught between the austerity of the 1940s and the swinging sixties, the fifties have been seen as boring, inconsequential and uneventful. But of course they weren’t and fortunately historians like David Kynaston and Peter Hennessy have come to the rescue of [...]
The Daughters of Gentlemen – A Frances Doughty Mystery
Posted in Crime Fiction, Local History, The History Press, tagged Bayswater, Bayswater fiction, Cosy Crime, crime fiction, Linda Stratmann, The Daughters of Gentlemen, the history press, The Mystery Press, The Poisonous Seed, The Poisonous Seed Sequel on March 30, 2012 |
Frances Doughty is a young sleuth on her first professional case, trying to discover who distributed dangerously feminist pamphlets to the girls of the Bayswater Academy for the Education of Young Ladies. Armed with only her wits, courage and determination, she finds that even the most respectable denizens of Bayswater have something to hide, and [...]
Harry H.Corbett: The Front Legs of the Cow – Launch Event at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East
Posted in Biography, Events, General News, The History Press, tagged Alan Simpson, Brian Murphy, Fenella Fielding, Front Legs of the Cow, Harry Greene, Harry H. Corbett, Steptoe & Son, Susanna Corbett, the history press on March 29, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Last Tuesday over sixty guests attended in what was the official launch of Harry H. Corbett: The Front Legs of Cow. Held at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, the event included speeches from author Susannah Corbett, Harry Greene (who first met Harry sixty three years ago) and Murray Melvin (long term archivist of the Theatre [...]
The History of English Grammar Schools – A feature by Marilyn Yurdan
Posted in General History, Local History, The History Press, tagged 1950's Grammar School, 1950s Grammar Schools, 1960s Grammar School, Grammar School Life, Marilyn Yurdan, School Songs & Gymslips, the history press, Wheatley Park School on March 28, 2012 |
The first English grammar schools were founded to provide an education for intelligent boys who would have otherwise been unable to afford to study. A few of these schools date back to Anglo-Saxon times and many more followed in the Middle Ages, many attached to cathedrals and churches. The name comes from the fact that [...]
The History Press’ Titanic offering showcased on BBC Radio 2
Posted in Company News, Maritime, Media News, The History Press, Titanic, tagged @TitanicRealTime, BBC Radio 2, Helen Zaltzman, Olly Mann, Steve Wright in the Afternoon, the history press, The Titanic App, The Titanic Collection, Titanic, Titanic App, Titanic Real Time, Titanic Twitter, Titanic: Her Journey on March 22, 2012 |
Click below to listen to a piece on BBC Radio 2 yesterday discussing all our activities surrounding the 100th Anniversary of Titanic’s sinking. As part of Steve Wright in the Afternoon, Olly Mann and Helen Zaltzman discussed @TitanicRealTime, our new iPad App Titanic: Her Journey and our 26 Titanic books. Fast forward to 5:20 to [...]
Portsmouth University Days – A feature by THP’s Head of Design Katie Beard
Posted in Local History, The History Press, tagged Head of Design, John Sadden, Katie Beard, Portsmouth, Portsmouth A Pocket Miscellany, Portsmouth University, the history press on March 19, 2012 |
It’s been a long time since I thought about my days living in Portsmouth, so when I saw that we were about to publish a book on the town – Portsmouth a Pocket Miscellany – I had a bit of a trip down memory lane. I spent my University days there, or Polytechnic as it [...]
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