24th–30th June 2024 - Broadchalke, Salisbury
Brief interviews of our customers, guest speakers and living historians.
We are delighted to have Daniel Todman speaking at the festival for the first time this year – here he is explaining what he will be talking about..
His talk is on Thursday 24th June and you can buy tickets here.
Stonemason, Andrew Ziminski has three decades of hands-on experience with the tangible history of this country and has worked on some of the greatest and most interesting monuments in Britain. He will be at Chalke Valley History Festival 2020 to speak about ‘The Spire: Islam, Architecture And Salisbury Cathedral.”
His book, ‘The Stonemason: A History of Building Britain’ was published 5 March 2020.
Ali Ansari is a Professor in the School of History and the Director of the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews. Here he is talking to CVHF Volunteer and history student, Ellie Watson about our longterm projects, The Thread of History.
Tudor historian, Tracy Borman talks to CVHF volunteer and history student, Eleonor Watson about her latest novel,. The Kings Witch, why she decided to start writing historical fiction and what her job entails as chief curator at the Royal Palaces.
5 Minutes with… Tracy Borman from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
Ali Ansari is a Professor in the School of History and the Director of the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews. Here he is talking to CVHF Volunteer and history student, Ellie House about politics in Iran, how Iranians view their own history and the importance of nationalism in the preservation of the current government.
5 Minutes with… Ali Ansari from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
Rob Wilkins talks to us about his friend Terry Pratchett, his love of the Chalke Valley and the amazing Shed of Doom!
5 Minutes with… Rob Wilkins from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
Veteran pilots Colin Bell & Bernard Gardner take 5 minutes with James Holland to discuss some of their war action.
5 Minutes with… Colin Bell & Bernard Gardner from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
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