An hour-by-hour retelling of the Great Fire of London, marking its 350th anniversary
Tag: Live History
The Battle of the Somme, as it happened on July 1, 1916
The first day of the Battle of the Somme retold to the minute, on its 100th anniversary
The Battle of Britain, as it happened on September 15, 1940
The climax of the Battle of Britain retold as a live blog, 75 years since it happened.
The Battle of Waterloo, as it happened on June 18, 1815
A live retelling of the Battle of Waterloo, marking its 200th anniversary
The state funeral of Winston Churchill, as it happened on January 30, 1965
The story of ‘Operation Hope Not’, told as if it were happening today
How the Berlin Wall came down, as it happened 25 years ago
My first historical live blog, encompassing the momentous events of November 9, 1989