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To educate, empower and inspire. en-gb https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/st-george-and-the-soul-of-england https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/st-george-and-the-soul-of-england Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:06:00 GMT Long Reads There is something magnificently English about the patron saint of England being a man who was almost certainly Cappadocian Greek, who never visited England (although it is within the realms of… https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/king-lucius-and-the-case-for-an-early-christian-england https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/king-lucius-and-the-case-for-an-early-christian-england Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT Long Reads The question of when Christianity first arrived in Britain has long been debated by historians, theologians, and archaeologists. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/present-history-podcast https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/present-history-podcast Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:01:00 GMT Podcasts The flagship Present History Podcast has always been the driving force of Present History. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/the-stories-of-britain-myths-cultural-identity-and-world-war-one https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/the-stories-of-britain-myths-cultural-identity-and-world-war-one Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:04:00 GMT Present History Podcast How did our cultural identity come about? How were myths, legends and stories of British history used to form, impact, and, in many ways, control British cultural identity? https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/wicked-women-the-podcast https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/wicked-women-the-podcast Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:51:00 GMT Podcasts They were adulterers, murderers, mistresses, religious zealots, thieves, and traitors. They were queens, wives, mothers, young, and old. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/summer-tour-2023-isle-of-wight https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/summer-tour-2023-isle-of-wight Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:12:00 GMT Videos Present History is going on its first ever Summer Tour - to the Isle of Wight! We explore the island and dig into its history! Join us on the adventure! https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/singing-hymns-until-death-the-joy-of-the-british-martyrs https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/singing-hymns-until-death-the-joy-of-the-british-martyrs Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:43:00 GMT Videos In this talk, recorded live at Chalke Valley History Festival 2023, Zachary Peatling investigates the stories of some of Britain's protestant martyrs, getting to the core of how, why, they could… https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/aethelflaed-englands-forgotten-warrior-queen https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/aethelflaed-englands-forgotten-warrior-queen Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:00:00 GMT Present History Podcast Although she is not often remembered or celebrated, it is difficult to overstate the importance of Æthelflæd and her rule. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/lewis-carroll-in-guildford-surrey https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/lewis-carroll-in-guildford-surrey Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:00:00 GMT Shorts Born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in 1832, Lewis Carroll came from a long line of clergymen and solders, growing up in a small village in Cheshire. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/the-mysteries-of-the-silent-pool https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/the-mysteries-of-the-silent-pool Mon, 03 Apr 2023 14:17:00 GMT Shorts In this short, Zachary Peatling visited Silent Pool in Surrey, to trace the mysteries of this once-beautiful spot. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/wicked-women-with-grace-beattie https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/wicked-women-with-grace-beattie Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:43:00 GMT Present History Podcast In this episode, Zachary Peatling had the chance to sit down with Grace Beattie, a public historian and podcaster, to chat about her podcast, Wicked Women. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/navy-napoleon-and-novels-with-philip-k-allan https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/navy-napoleon-and-novels-with-philip-k-allan Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:00:00 GMT Present History Podcast In this episode, Zachary Peatling had the opportunity to sit down with Philip K. Allan, a critically acclaimed naval historian and author. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/poldark-bridgerton-and-academia-with-hannah-greig https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/poldark-bridgerton-and-academia-with-hannah-greig Fri, 24 Feb 2023 18:00:00 GMT Present History Podcast In this very special episode, Zachary Peatling had the opportunity to sit down with Hannah Greig, an eighteenth-century historian and TV/film historical consultant who’s worked on the likes of… https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/black-poppies-with-stephen-bourne https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/black-poppies-with-stephen-bourne Tue, 07 Feb 2023 18:00:00 GMT Present History Podcast In this episode of the Present History Podcast, Zachary Peatling had the opportunity to sit down with Stephen Bourne, an award-winning and critically acclaimed writer and social historian, to… https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/ill-make-a-man-of-you-recruitment-songs-of-the-first-world-war https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/ill-make-a-man-of-you-recruitment-songs-of-the-first-world-war Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:34:00 GMT Short Reads On the 4th August, 1914, it was as if time stopped. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria had been assassinated on June 28th. Germany had invaded Belgium. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/how-accurate-is-united-2011 https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/how-accurate-is-united-2011 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 05:30:00 GMT Shorts This film tells the story of the Munich Air Disaster of 1958, in which the plane carrying the Manchester United football team, along with a handful of staff and reporters, crashed on takeoff. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/the-british-cult-that-worshiped-hitler-3 https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/the-british-cult-that-worshiped-hitler-3 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:03:00 GMT Dark Britain The title sounds like clickbait, but it isn’t. This was a group of men and women that set up a church to worship Hitler as the Second Coming of Christ. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/welcome-to-present-history https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/welcome-to-present-history Tue, 03 Jan 2023 11:55:00 GMT Blog Here at Present History, we create historical content with the rigour and integrity of an academic, while being engaging, exciting and interesting for the general public. https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/the-story-of-scotch https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/the-story-of-scotch Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:00:00 GMT Present History Podcast Whisky has been a staple of Scottish culture for hundreds of years. And, to the Scottish people, whisky is more than just a drink. As literary historian David Daiches once wrote: https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/the-most-evil-man-in-british-history-with-annie-whitehead https://www.presenthistory.co.uk/the-most-evil-man-in-british-history-with-annie-whitehead Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:00:00 GMT Dark Britain This the story of powerful Mercian families and a man who was once voted one of the most evil men in English history. It’s a tale of treachery, power, betrayal, and, murder.