Harold Wilson: 5 facts about the #Labour Party prime minister - buff.ly/4aS8XmJ (via HistoryExtra)

#OTD in 1770 - British navigator and explorer Captain James Cook became the first European to discover #Australia .

Learn more in 'Captain Cook’s Merchant Ships' - buff.ly/3UhUfA6

New review: Flaws of Nature is a witty and smart ride into evolution's dark underbelly, focusing on its fascinating flaws and limitations. inquisitivebiologist.com/2024/04/19/boo… Flint Books The History Press ESEB PCI Evolutionary Biology Evolution Journal Evolution Letters SSE Time Scavengers National Center for Science Education

The son of restaurateurs, young #TimothyEverest wanted nothing more than to be a racing driver. This is the story of how he became an icon of #Britishfashion 👔

(📘 : bit.ly/3wmUSPn) Timothy Everest MBE TimothyEverest

#SavileRow #tailoring #tailors #fashion

Happy #RecordStoreDay 🎼

Check out our selection of books about records, the music industry and music in general here: buff.ly/3Uougal #records #music #music history

This new study from Robin Laurance tells the story of the people whose lives have become entwined over the centuries with this iconic seaway, a broad sweep of carefully researched historical fact lightened with a host of colourful anecdotes. Pre-order now: buff.ly/3PYanV4

Lord Byron: 9 objects that defined the infamous poet's life and story - buff.ly/3JlqKr0 (via HistoryExtra) #Byron #poetry

Discover more about Bohemian London in 'Queens of Bohemia,' coming this May: buff.ly/446pOA9 #womeninhistory #London #Bohemia #history

#OTD in 1989 #DaphneduMaurier , British author and playwright, known for Rebecca, Jamaica Inn and The Birds among others, died: buff.ly/3JiG5bD #Cornwall #womeninhistory #femaleauthors

Which famous #pirates can you name? And what do you know about them other than the #Hollywood version? Learn the full story in 'Enemies of All' - buff.ly/4cq0aKj Richard Blakemore #history

How tragic ‘It girl’ Clara Bow inspired Taylor Swift: buff.ly/3W619K7 #ClaraBow #womeninhistory #TaylorSwift #TTPD

Excited with this one. Great working with the gang The History Press they did a wonderful job.

Make sure you check out our fabulous Spotify playlist made up of the author's top album picks from 'Labelled With Love: A History of the World in Your Record Collection.'

Out next month: buff.ly/4b4NYxn Andy Bollen
#music #music history #playlist #TheBeatles

Bizarre but brilliant combo of things in today’s post: #TaylorSwift in her big pants; a proof of Graham Watson’s new book on Charlotte Bronte (thanks The History Press for the PR copy!), and some unbelievably smelly cheese (for husband)

Colin G. Maggs is one of the country’s leading #railway historians, and is perfectly placed to tell the story of how these #BigFour railway companies came into being and their enormous success following the rundown of the railways during #WWI : bit.ly/3TkJnQe

In this book Stewart McClean provides an illustrated history of the Special Raiding Squadron, and the extraordinary man who commanded the squadron: Robert Blair Mayne DSO, or Colonel #PaddyMayne .

Order the paperback now: buff.ly/49o20Zx #SAS #WWII

Learned yesterday that Enemies of All has been sent to the printers.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL

What on earth might these two chaps have in common? A moustached RAF officer in blue, and an Indian Army cook from Chakwal?
Answer: both escaped successfully from German POW camps during the Second World War #WW2
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You can read all about the Indian Army POWs and escapers in my new book, out in just three weeks from The History Press
I hope you enjoyed this thread! 🧵