Although I haven't lived there for decades, I still have a very strong sense of coming from Richmond in Yorkshire. My family on my mothe...

Just out from Pen and Sword Family History -- could it solve my family history conundrum? I was very kindly given a review copy o...

A beautiful aquatint of Lamorna Cove by Geoffrey Sneyd Garnier (Penlee Museum & Gallery, Penzance) We've just come back from...

Vera Lynn, the Forces' Sweetheart I've been listening to Vera Lynn songs to get into the mood of the 1940s which is the setting f...