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Mention the names Arthur Stanley Jefferson and Norvell Hardy to a cinema-adoring crowd and you’ll get countless reactions in return. A few may scratch their heads. Others may fumble with their ties and grin nervously. If you’re very unlucky, someone will start to cry. But mention the names Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and those reactions will become associated with the characters they know and love. These were the names that made them famous and still conjure up images today. Laurel & Hardy. Popular but not populist. They appealed to the masses; and the masses have kept them in the ...

On December 7th 1941 as World War II raged, the focus of attention was snatched from the battlefields of Europe and diverted to the smoke and flames rising from the American Naval Base in Hawaii, Pearl Harbor. The Empire of the Rising Sun had finally struck, piercing the heart of the US navy in a bid to ensure that their plans for an Asian Empire, every bit as ambitious as Adolf Hitler’s Thousand Year Reich, were not threatened. But as the injured were rushed to safety and America reeled from the shock of the Japanese attack, those battling against Hitler, most notably Winston Churchill ...

There are few amongst us who have not heard of the great romantic poet William Wordsworth, an artist who has for centuries, enchanted his readers with his eloquent verse and magnificent imagery. As a man who revelled in the beauty of nature, his love of the natural world shines through his stirring words, while all the while he attempted to unveil the hidden magic of the countryside. From the beautiful sites of the Lake District where he spent most of his life to the Scottish Lowlands and beyond, Wordsworth created unforgettable images, which would change people’s vision of rural Britain ...

Resistance is Never Futile April – June 1943 Even when there seemed little hope of making an impact against the Germans, the fight for freedom continued. The Polish Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto rose up against their oppressors and although facing the horrors of the Nazi Concentration Camps, German army units were needed to deal with the situation. The French Resistance was also formed, and with the Dambuster Raids attacking the Industrial Ruhr, the Allied progress although still slow, was at least sure.

Do you want to learn more about the great author Thomas Hardy, but don’t have time to read/listen to huge, long biographies? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of his life. Some of the most memorable stories of all time were written by the 19th century author and poet, Thomas Hardy.

Do you want to learn more about the great author D.H. Lawrence, but don’t have time to read huge, long biographies? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of his life. D.H. Lawrence is one of the most controversial writers of the twentieth century; his novels have caused public outcry, been banned and even taken to court. Yet perhaps Lawrence is also the most misunderstood of British authors.

From the horrors on the front line and the suffering and despair, hope and strength, WWI: The War to End All War gives you the experience of the world’s first modern, mechanised war in an entirely new light! A unique look at the war that shaped the 20th century.

Brave New World July – September 1945 With Europe sifting through the rubble of a long and bitter war, the Japanese, true to their cultural heritage refused to surrender. The prospect of a protracted land campaign, resulting in the deaths of many more American military personnel, was too high a price to pay, leaving Truman to take the decision to end World War II swiftly, with the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

On Land, in the Air and all at Sea January – March 1941 The Luftwaffe continued its attempts to bomb Britain into submission, while the German Afrika Korps strengthened its position as Rommel, Hitler’s “Desert Fox”, took charge. At sea the naval forces battle each other and the elements, as the Japanese embark upon a spy mission to gather information about the American Fleet at Pearl Harbour.

The bright lights and city bustle of East London make it hard to imagine that only a century ago, the inhabitants were gripped by terror - the infamous Whitechapel Murders - or reign of terror of Jack the Ripper...Step back in time to the 1880’s where the scene was a maze of dark, foggy alleyways and narrow cobbled streets lit only by a few flickering gas lights.

Susan Clark has become a Bride for Allah, trapped as an Islamic sex slave in a Middle Eastern hell hole. Back in England, her genius school professor has progressed a little too far in his quest for Artificial intelligence and created a Super-Computer with powers as yet unimaginable. An equally brilliant Islamic scholar has been radicalized and has cloned the professor’s computer. Two individual computers of infinite power in the wrong hands pose a threat to all humanity. A superb blend of reality and probability, that conflicts the rigidly held beliefs of the Medieval Islamic world with ...

Islamic dominance and control of the Western World is imminent. Terrorism has cowed the native populations into abject submission. A suicide bomber kills a child – the child of the most influential man in the British military. Revenge can lead to powerful and uncontrollable emotions. The military takeover of Britain begins. Full scale civil war surfaces. The watching Western World follows Britain’s lead. Tensions escalate into action between the Islamic World and the Western World. The world’s nuclear powers become involved as the domino theory gathers momentum. Orwell’s 1984 morphs...

From the horrors on the front line and the suffering and despair, hope and strength, WWI: The War to End All War gives you the experience of the world’s first modern, mechanised war in an entirely new light! A unique look at the war that shaped the 20th century.

There is no one, the whole world over, who doesn’t enjoy a good story, and many of our best-loved traditional tales have been passed down through countless generations to the present day. This is especially true of the Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, including such classics as “The Elves and the Shoemaker”, “Cinderella”, “Hansel and Gretel” and “Snow White”. But who were these famous brothers, and how did two studious young men who were destined to be Lawyers become perhaps the Greatest Storytellers the world has ever known? All these questions and many more will be ...

Do you want to learn more about the great rulers of history, but don’t have time to listen to huge, long books? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of the life and times of some of the most famous and infamous (and some forgotten) men and women that have ruled as Kings, Queens, and Conquerors. Tintagel, Cornwall, England on a wild and windy day is a spectacular place to be, however, for anyone with an interest in King Arthur, Tintagel is far more than a dramatic landscape.

Do you want to learn more about how the great literary detective Sherlock Holmes was born and how Arthur Conan Doyle came to create him, but don’t have time to listen to huge, long biographies? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of his life. Now fascinating as Sherlock Holmes undoubtedly is, and this journal will certainly take you on a journey of discovery following in the great man’s footsteps, there’s another story here, most certainly worthy of your attention.

From the horrors on the frontline and the suffering and despair, hope and strength, WWI: The War to End All War gives you the experience of the world’s first modern, mechanised war in an entirely new light! A unique look at the war that shaped the 20th century.

Of all history's major figures there are a few names better known than that of Adolf Hitler and, sadly for mankind, for all the wrong reasons. The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler is an insightful view of the events that shaped the 20th century and the dangerous obsession of one man who made an inedible mark on history!

“It is a far, far better thing that I do now, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.” Dicken's ending to "A Tale of Two Cities" resonates for all readers of this master author and in this journal, you can follow in the footsteps of his life and works. Visit the locations that inspired his great classics and appreciate the contribution that Dickens not only made to literary history, but social matter as well.

The Fall of Singapore January – March 1942 With Britain no longer facing Hitler alone, the first GIs arrived in the UK, while the Japanese took the advantage afforded them by their surprise attack on Pearl Harbour. As Singapore fell, the Allies looked on in horror as Japan also had control of Java, Burma and New Guinea, as they edged ever closer towards Australia.