After months of feverish anticipation, the stage is set. CVHF has opened its gates today for the third year and it already promises to be an unforgettable week. With over 30,000 passionate punters poised to descend on our Wiltshire site this week to savour seven action packed days devoted to history, CVHF has preserved its […]

The Festival is launching a very exciting new Chalke Valley Archaeology project this year, led by Alex Langlands, one of the stars of the BBC’s hugely successful historic Farms series.  Alex has recently just completed his PhD on Anglo-Saxon history in the Wessex area, and so combined with his considerable archaeological experience, is well-placed to conduct […]

To tie-in with the 70th Anniversary, James Holland, Co-Chair of the Festival and best-selling author of the acclaimed account of the Dams Raid, will be giving a talk on this most famous of all wartime raids.  Highlighting some of known and lesser-known characters involved, he will explain how this was an even more impressive operation […]

We are thrilled to announced that not only will we have a Miles Messenger flying into the  Festival and becoming an exhibit throughout, we will also be visited by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Hurricane on the Saturday, and the Dakota on the Sunday.  The Messenger is owned by Paul Beaver, who has been […]

We’re fortunate to have a brilliant artist and designer working with us to produce lots of exciting, witty, and highly original artwork.  Johnny Bull has been with us since the outset and his unique style has already become a feature of the History Festival.  We’ve already posted most of his new work up on the […]