@KingsCollegeLon alumnus, War studies and History. Currently studying Boy soldiers in the Napoleonic Wars. Membership Secretary @WaterlooA All views are my own.
London, England
Joined November 2016
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I’m really excited to announce that my book Boys in Redcoats is now on @Helionbooks forthcoming page, keep an eye out for more details helion.co.uk/military-histor…
It was a fantastic experience today to join the line up speakers at the @WaterlooA study day with the @essexarchive , such a fascinating range of subjects from the economic state of Essex to the men who fought at Trafalgar and Waterloo.
Spent the day in Ravenna and I can’t say how moving it was to see the Byzantine and Gothic mosaics, seeing Justinian and Belisarius face to face really brought to life @peter_sarris amazing bio of Justinian
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Yesterday the September publications from @Helionbooks’ From Reason to Revolution series landed. Some Spanish involvement in the American Tax Revolt and lots of Napoleonic recruitment from @GraemeCallister and @OWHDavis. It was a banger of a month! 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇺🇸 📚
First copies have arrived, if you want your copy in print, now’s the time to order from @Helionbooks
helion.co.uk/military-histor…
Expect a trek across twenty decades and three continents and an encounter with a rogue band of baboons!
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'Essex & the French Wars 1795-1815' is a joint event of @WaterlooA & Essex Record Office, Chelmsford, Sat 17 Oct, 10am-4pm, covering the Revolutionary & Napoleonic wars incl. the role of Essex men in the battles of Trafalgar & Waterloo. Details here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/essex-and…
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£5 off From Reason to Revolution this weekend!
Explore military history from the early 18th century through to the Napoleonic Wars, with detailed studies of battles, campaigns, commanders and armies.
📅 26–27 September
No code needed.
Print editions only.
👉 helion.co.uk/series/from-rea…
If you’re tempted by Gareth’s upcoming talk at the Essex Archives, I’ll also be speaking there about one of Essex’s child soldiers, William Mansfield, who enlisted at 16 and spent 31 years in the British Army, fighting Xhosa warriors, Marathas and even French privateers!
Two weeks to my talk at Chelmsford archives, with groundbreaking research on recruiting Essex men 1793-1815, based on no less than analysis of 868 service records. A few big surprises to come. essexrecordoffice.co.uk/what…
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Two weeks to my talk at Chelmsford archives, with groundbreaking research on recruiting Essex men 1793-1815, based on no less than analysis of 868 service records. A few big surprises to come. essexrecordoffice.co.uk/what…
Very happy to announce that my first book has now been published, thanks @Helionbooks I’m really looking forward to receiving the first copies soon
#newrelease
Boys in Red Coats: The Boy Battalions of the British Army 1797–1815 from our From Reason to Revolution 1721-1815 series is now available!
✨ Save £5 off RRP until Friday 25 September - No code needed ✨
🛒Buy the book here: helion.co.uk/military-histor…
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#newrelease
Boys in Red Coats: The Boy Battalions of the British Army 1797–1815 from our From Reason to Revolution 1721-1815 series is now available!
✨ Save £5 off RRP until Friday 25 September - No code needed ✨
🛒Buy the book here: helion.co.uk/military-histor…
This weekend I’m hoping to finish Orlando Figes magnum opus on the Russian Revolution, paired with Anna Reid’s examination of the Allied intervention in Russia
It’s starting to come to the end of the road, first proofs have come back from @Helionbooks and the Boys in Red Coats are almost ready!
Doing some family research and found the church where my 9x Great Grandfather John Gidley, surgeon to William III and possibly Anne is buried along with his brother Sir Bartholomew who fought for the King and defended Winkleigh from the Parliamentarians – at Winkleigh, England
After two weeks, it’s great to be back home having joined an expedition to find Snow Leopards in the Burkhan and Archaly Valleys🇰🇬 It was an awe inspiring experience and we found evidence of Leopards and sadly poaching of their prey species including Ibex and Argali.
Just landed in Bishkek 🇰🇬 to spend two weeks looking for signs of Snow Leopards in the Tian Shan mountains, the internet is going to be spotty for a while, hopefully we can catch a glimpse of the Ghost of the Mountains
It was a pleasure to receive my copy of the @societyarmy journal including my letter to the editor recounting my Great-Great Grandad’s role as a stretcher bearer during the 1918 Spring Offensive, during which he was awarded the DCM for evacuating all of the brigade’s wounded
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The latest @WaterlooA video has gone online:
"Was 'Black Bob' Craufurd a great general? A necessary reappraisal",
presentation by @GloverGareth
youtu.be/M9yHRaYfPuo
