Contributed by Josh McKeown The dissertation French Flyers in York by Josh McKeown (available for free here) examines the history of two Free French heavy
Horror on the high seas
Two centuries ago, a tale of absolute horror emerged from the transatlantic slave trade. The French ship Le Rȏdeur (‘The Prowler’) was a 200-ton cargo
Signaller George Lane
Contributed by the Haslam family. Signaller George David Lane (1898-1918) was killed in action on 28 January 1918 while serving with the King’s Own Yorkshire
The trial of Calpurnius Piso
By Alan Brown and Dr Edith Lister This year marks the 2000th anniversary of one of the great political scandals in ancient Rome. Germanicus Julius
Robert Brown
Robert ‘Bob’ Brown (1919-1985) was born as the ink was drying on the Treaty of Versailles. The youngest of 13 children born to Enos and
Coward (2012)
Coward (2012) is a short film by David Roddham available on YouTube. It features two young Irishmen who volunteer to fight for the British army
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