Mussolini's Italy by RJB Bosworth The Pursuit of Italy (an entire history of Italy) by David Gilmour Mussolini by Nicholas Farrell...

The King James version of The Bible in Genesis 1 says, '.....and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved...

Many thanks to Carmen for first drawing my attention to this speech. In my opinion, and that of many national commentators, this is not...

Morning: The Pacific War Prelude: Sino-Japanese War Pearl Harbour 7.12.41 Was there advance warning of the attack? Loss of HMS Prince of...

A recent article in The Times, headed 'On the trail of Britain's lost paths', set me 'on the road' to writing a small piece about the...

There has always been a bias in England towards Centralised Government; based on London. However, there has always been too, a long...

Let the fireworks begin! Sorry couldn't resist that. Morning: The Eastern Front A Broad Outline Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact and Attack on...

If, like many of us, you are fed up with the present, then why not escape into the past with a good history book. Here are some ideas...

Morning: From North Africa to Italy Why North Africa? A mobile war The two Generals: Rommel and Montgomery Keith Douglas - Soldier and...

You might like to keep a map at hand whilst reading this blog, either from your atlas or from the internet. Conflict has erupted in The...

If you are able to encourage others to join us it would be helping people coping with lockdown as well as helping JW3 through this...

We clearly face in Britain two crises. Firstly, controlling, or at present, managing the Coronavirus. Secondly, negotiating Brexit, and...

We are being told currently that agreement over fishing is one of the great stumbling blocks in our trade negotiations with The EU. But...

Our new term begins this Thursday. You can still book by contacting JW3 direct on 020 7433 8988. Morning Class: Voices of War. Begins...

The first English gold coin was minted in London in 1257 for King Henry III; a fact only known from research in the early 18th century. ...

The Hanseatic League Our morning, starting at 10.30 and ending at 1pm, will be in three parts with comfort breaks Part 1: Introduction...

AFRICA: GENERAL A Short History of Africa G.Kerr The State of Africa M.Meredith SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA The Scramble for...

I have been thinking a great deal recently about the nature and the teaching of history. We all know there is no truly objective history...

One of the strange things about teaching contemporary history is that the teacher, as well as the students, tend to have but a muddled...

This is the story of John Vesey, who became bishop of Exeter. He was born John Harman in c.1464 in Sutton Coldfield. The change of...