23rd–29th June 2025 - Broad Chalke, Salisbury
Here’s Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Harvard Professor, Annette Gordon-Reed Annette Gordon-Reed talking to James Holland about Thomas Jefferson whose actions and ideas — more than those of any of the other Founding Fathers —still divide Americans two centuries later.
Annette Gordon-Reed in conversation with James Holland from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
No. 1 international bestselling novelist and non-fiction writer, Kate Mosse talks to us about her new series of novels just launched that span 300 years of one of the darkest periods in French history set in Carcassonne, Paris, London and Amsterdam.
5 Minutes with… Kate Mosse from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
Rana Mitter, Professor of History and Politics of Modern China at the University of Oxford, talks to us about the importance of understanding China’s view of WW2.
5 Minutes with… Rana Mitter from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
WIN 6 of the hottest tickets in town! Our HISTRIONICS quiz show has THE most amazing line-up: Paul Whitehouse, Al Murray, Charlie Higson, Dan Snow and Helen Castor!!! Tell us your best ‘little-known historical fact on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using #AmazingHistory to enter – you have until midnight tonight!
Tuesday was a fabulous day at the festival but there is so much more to come! Here’s @James1940 with the daily round up.. #CVHF #AmazingHistory
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