Welcome to History Hub
Content from Festival speakers past and present, including audio and video from previous talks.
Where did all the Philosophers go?
In 532 AD the final members of one of Greece’s most famous…
The King’s Witch
I always look forward to the Chalke Valley History Festival,…
THE SCOTTISH CAMPAIGNS OF SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
This article was first published in Turning Points of the Ancient…
VIDEO: The Legends Of King Arthur
At CVHF 2017, Tom Holland began a new series about the Legends…
Pilots And Spies, Enablers And Resisters.
Clare Mulley talks about why she has chosen to focus her books…
The love of the pelican
The British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts…
VIDEO: Al Murray: Monty
Al Murray may be best known for his comic creation, the Pub Landlord,…
VIDEO: Pop-up History – Alex Langlands & James Holland (Hay Making)
In this Pop Up History talk from CVHF 2017, Alex Langlands talks…
VIDEO: From The Revolution To The War With Terror: A History Of Modern France
Today’s France was born from revolution, a tumult which changed…
Highlights of Chalke Valley History Festival for Schools 2017
Chalke Valley History Festival for Schools 2017 has now come…
Sarah Gristwood Interview
Best-selling Tudor biographer, Sarah Gristwood chats to us about…
POP UP HISTORY TALK: James Rebanks
Pop Up History talk - James Holland talks to James Rebanks about…
🎧 Schools Festival Audio: The Russian Revolution
Audio from Chalke Valley History Festival for Schools 2017 with…
Broad Chalke, Wiltshire: Giving History A Home
A short film on our new home, the pretty village of Broad Chalke,…
10 Facts About The 16th Century ‘Game of Queens’
The Game of Queens was played out in deadly earnest. But that’s…
Research your ancestors’ worlds
As lovers of history we relish feasting on the latest historical…
Game of Queens
The sixteenth century saw an explosion of female rule. Large…
Herodotus: Reflections on Tolerance and the Foundations of Democracy
The Greeks of the fifth century BCE did not practise life-writing.…
SAS: ROGUE HEROES
Everyone has image of the SAS: feats of physical endurance involving…
The CIA’s Drone Policy Under Trump
President Trump’s agenda has borrowed heavily from Reagan.…
Goya: The Portraits
Audio from Xavier Bray's talk at Chalke Valley History Festival…
Hidden In The Countryside
A series of four parallel earthworks cut the line of the…
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
Audio from a talk by Barry Strauss at Chalke Valley History Festival…
Firing WW2 Artillery! Highlights from the Chalke Valley History Festival 2016
We love this CVHF 2016 highlights video by our friends at WW2…
Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self
Audio recording of Claire Tomalin's talk at Chalke Valley History…
Histrionics 2016
The hilarious historical quiz show was back in 2016 at the Chalke…
VIDEO: KISSINGER 1923-1966: THE IDEALIST by Niall Ferguson
No American statesman has been as revered and as reviled as Henry…
History Hub: James Holland Talks To Dan Snow
Dan talks to James about his current work, his love of sharing…
History Hub: James Holland talks to Tom Holland
James Holland talks to his brother Tom Holland about Athelstan,…
History Hub: James Holland talks to Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson chats to James Holland about #Brexit and the importance…
WW1 Day in the Trenches
WW1 Day in the Trenches from Chalke Valley History Trust on…
Peter Caddick-Adams talks to us about The Battle of the Somme
Peter Caddick-Adams talks to us about the importance of marking…
Michael Morpurgo talks to us about ‘An Eagle In The Snow: The Man Who Could Have Prevented WW1
Michael Morpurgo talks to us about writing historical novels…
Ten Things You Never Knew About The Restoration
Restoration England was one of the most exhilarating periods…
OVER THE TOP: THE STORY OF DOROTHY LAWRENCE
A BIT ABOUT THE RESEARCH AND THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE SHOW
Any…
Any…
Luke Irwin and the Tale of The Deverill Villa
Have you ever dreamed of finding buried treasure? For London-based…
Deutsches Afrikakorps Knight’s Cross Winner
This extraordinary clip is from the German newsreel 'Die Deutsche…
Making the oldest cocktail in the world
What is a cocktail? And is there really a cocktail recipe which…
Farming, Fighting and Family: A Memoir of the 2nd World War
I am particularly delighted to have been asked to speak at this…
Women’s History Month 2016
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CVHF presents The Bomber Crew
We had the privilege of having a complete 7-man crew who made…
BBC South Today visits the Festival
Tom Bradby interview
Tom Bradby talks to us about the Festival and his passion for…
Rowland White interview
Aviation expert Rowland White tells us about the changing face…
Greg Jenner interview
Here's Greg Jenner, Historical Consultant to CBBC’s multi-award…
Neil Oliver interview
Neil Oliver talks to us about his book, Amazing Tales for Making…
Dan Jones Interview
Journalist, broadcaster and historian Dan Jones chats to us about…
James Holland talks Spitfires
Our Co-Chair, James Holland talks about the Spitfires we have…
Kate Mosse
International bestselling novelist, Kate Mosse OBE, talks to…
Paul Beaver talks about our Air Show!
Paul Beaver, CVHF Air Show commentator talks about what we can…
James Daunt, Managing Director, Waterstones
James Daunt gives us about his first impressions of Chalke Valley…
Sir Ranulph Fiennes interview
Sir Ranulph Fiennes gave a talk on Agincourt this week, to coincide…
CVHF School’s Festival
This year we played host to thousands of Year 6, 10 and 12 pupils…
Michael Wood interview
Broadcaster and historian Michael Wood shares his passion for…
Alice Roberts interview
With a slightly different interpretation of 'history' Prof. Alice…
Martin Brown
Martin Brown, illustrator for Horrible Histories talks to us…
David Olusoga Interview
Following the centenary commemorations of WWI, historian and…
Anglo Saxon Settlement at Chalke Valley History Festival
Luke Winter, from the Ancient Technology Centre talks to us about…
Christina Lamb interview
Christina Lamb, US editor for the Sunday Times, talks to us about…
CVHF Artist in Residence
Here's Will Topley, CVHF Artist in Residence who will be with…
Christopher Lloyd interview at CVHF School’s Festival
Breakfast at Sotheby’s
Audio from Philip Hook's talk at Chalke Valley History Festival…
A History of the Ashes
Audio from David Gower's talk at Chalke Valley History Festival…
History, Made by Women
On Sunday, the final day of CVHF 2015, award-winning historian…
D-Day: By Those Who Were There
Audio from a talk at Chalke Valley History Festival on Saturday…
Rationed Fashion & Victory Rolls: Women’s Fashion in the 1940s
This year at CVHF, some hugely significant anniversaries are…
Hidden Gems
James Holland, the Festival’s Programme Director and Co-Chair,…
The Gandhi-Smuts Agreement of January 1914
Chapter 18 from 'Empire: The British Imperial Experience from…
History In The Making: From Cold War Certainty To The Uncertainties Of Our Present Age
Audio from Jon Snow's talk at Chalke Valley History…
Warrior
Warrior was raring for it. It was March 1918 and he was looking…
Charlie Hebdo and a Rubicon Moment for Free Speech
The writers who protested a PEN award chose their side, but most…
The Trigger: The Journey That Led The World To War In 1914
Audio from Tim Butcher's talk at Chalke Valley History Festival…
Spare a thought for the Bomber Boys: The unknown air campaign of 1940
Whilst the troops at Dunkirk struggled to get away from the German…
War Horse and Private Peaceful: Writing about World War One
Audio from Michael Morpurgo's talk at Chalke Valley History Festival…
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal
Audio from Ben Macintyre's talk at Chalke Valley History Festival…
Catastrophe: Europe Goes to War, 1914
Audio from Max Hastings' CVHF talk on Saturday 28th June 2014.
Journalist,…
Journalist,…
The Hunter Who Became A Naturalist
A century ago, US president Theodore Roosevelt’s…
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
Audio from Jung Chang’s talk at Chalke Valley History…
The Dreyfus Affair
Audio from Robert Harris' talk at Chalke Valley HIstory Festival…
Dunkirk Ace – the first Spitfire pilot to win his spurs
Bob Stanford Tuck was every inch the fighter pilot as if ordered…
The Olden Days: The Power Of The Past In Britain
Audio from Ian Hislop's talk at Chalke Valley History…
Elizabeth’s Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen’s Court
Audio from Dr Anna Whitelock's talk at CVHF on Monday 23 June…
Darling Monster: Letters from Lady Diana Cooper
Audio from John Julius Norwich's talk at the Chalke Valley Festival…
Warrior: The Amazing Story of a Real War Horse
In this video, Brough Scott recounts the story of Warrior, bred…
Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Women in World War One
Audio from Kate Adie's talk at the Chalke Valley Festival on…
Coup D’état Oman
On the 23 July 1970, the Sultan of Oman was shot and deposed…
The Arc Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood
Recording from Dr Irving Finkel’s talk at CVHF on Monday, 23rd…
The Norman Conquest
Audio from Marc Morris' talk at the Chalke Valley Festival on…
The Battle to Include Women
From Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Myrlie Evers to Title IX, the…
Why is the Spitfire is such a British icon?
I’ve flown the Spitfire. It’s magic. The first time, it nearly…
Edward III and D-Day
Only twice in English history has a full-scale sea-borne invasion…
The Cockleshell Heroes And The Most Courageous Raid of WW2
Recording from Paddy Ashdown's talk at CVHF on Tuesday, 25th…
STALINGRAD: Hunting the Reality of War
Recording from Antony Beevor's CVHF talk on Thursday, 27th June…
Double Cross: The True Story Of The D-Day Spies
Recording from Ben Macintyre's talk, ‘Double Cross: The True…
Henry III
Recording from David Carpenter's talk 'Henry III' at CVHF on…
IQ2 Debate: Ancients v Moderns
Ancient History Matters More Than Modern History. A recording…
The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession
A recording from Andrea Wulf's CVHF talk on Sunday, 30th…
Three Kings: How Alfred the Great & His Family Made England
Recording from Michael Wood's CVHF talk on Friday, 28th June…
People’s DNA: A People’s History
Recording from Alistair Moffat's talk 'People's DNA: A People's…
The Great Adventurer: Patrick Leigh Fermor
A recording from the talk 'The Great Adventurer: Patrick…
History Hub
🎬 CVHF 2019 Festival Highlights1st July 2019 - 1:23 pm
David Greville-Heygate’s log book record of his time flying Typhoons29th June 2019 - 8:53 am
My First Visit To Chalke Valley History Festival For Schools25th June 2019 - 7:08 pm
🎧 William Golding18th June 2019 - 12:28 pm
Power And Curiosity: How The Abbasid Caliph Al-Mamun Pushed The Boundaries Of Scientific Knowledge 12th June 2019 - 10:59 am
