Chalke Valley History Festival 2011 www.cvhf.org.net
Thursday 7 July – Saturday 9 July
Richard Ashcroft Patrick Bishop Martin Brown Petr Caddick-Adams Juliet Gardiner Katie Hickman Tom Holland Richard Holmes Andrew Lambert Richard Miles Juliet Nicholson John Julius Norwich Michelle Paver Peter Snow Amanda Vickery Guy Walters Michael Wood
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to The Chalke Valley History Festival. History, the past, is booming. Never before have there been so many books and television documentaries devoted to the subject and the trend grows. Why? Is it,perhaps, that in an age of such uncertainty - of wars and financial collapse – that people search back to the past to find answers for the future? Or is it just pure escape? The fact is that its probably a bit of both and the truly amazing thing is that there are no literary festivals devoted to history where the ever-growing number of writers can come and talk about their work. We hope to change that with this festival. Here in Bowerchalke, set in one of the most beautiful valleys in England, we aim to set up an annual summer event where people of all ages can come and be enthused about the past. To start us off, we are presenting a rich and varied programme to cater for every taste. There will be talks and debates on everything from Ancient Rome to The English at Home, from Shackleton to the Borgia Popes. And for children there will be the chance to learn about a prehistoric childhood with wolves and the really ‘Horrible’ bits of history. There will be delicious, inexpensive food provided by one of Wiltshire’s best caterers, Martin Simcock’s Bread & Flowers or if you’d rather bring your own picnic, that’s great. We can’t promise sun-filled days and balmy nights but we can guarantee one of the most enchanting spots in Britain to enjoy your lunch or dinner. Bowerchalke was the home of William Golding who drew inspiration from its fields and hills. We hope you’ll come and be inspired too, in this, his centenary year.The cause is worthwhile- all proceeds will go to Help for Heroes and a new pavilion for the Chalke Valley Cricket Club. We’re looking forward to seeing you there.
James Heneage James Holland Chairs
THURSDAY 7 JULY JULY 6.30pm-7.30pm £8
1 Nelson & Wellington: Giants of the Napoleonic Wars Peter Snow Prof Andrew Lambert Chair: Dave Musgrove 7.30pm-9pm
Supper
9pm-10pm £8
2 Monty vs Rommel Prof Richard Holmes & Dr Peter Caddick Adams Chair: James Holland FRIDAY 8 JULY 6.30-7.30pm £8
3 In Search of Alexander Michael Wood
Supper
7.30pm-9pm
9pm-10pm £10
4 Greeks vs Romans Discussion between Tom Holland and Richard Miles Chair: Michael Wood
SATURDAY 9 JULY 10.30am-11.30am £4
5 Horrible Histories Martin Brown 11.30-12pm
12pm-1pm £8
7 Fact & Fiction Historical Fiction Writing with Katherine McMahon, Katie Hickman Simon Scarrow, and Guy Walters Chair: Christopher Hart 1pm-2pm Lunch 2pm-3pm £8
8 The English at Home: From the Georgians to the Second World War Juliet Gardiner, Amanda Vickery and Juliet Nicolson Chair: James Holland 3pm – 3.30pm
3pm – 4.30pm £8
9 For Valour: Victoria & George Cross Winners Lord Ashcroft in conversation with Peter Caddick-Adams 4.30pm-5pm
12pm-1pm (Bowerchalke Village Hall)
6 Chronicles of Ancient £4 Darkness Michelle Paver
Tea Interval
5.00pm-6.00pm £8
10 The Popes
JULY 6.30pm-7.30pm
Nelson & Wellington: Giants of the Napoleonic Wars Peter Snow Prof Andrew Lambert Chair: Dave Musgrove The Duke of Wellington and Horatio, Lord Nelson. Few countries throw up men of such military genius in the whole course of their history. Britain produced them both in a generation. Is it the proximity of their dates that has given rise to this endless urge to compare these two giants? Or is it, perhaps, that they fought in separate disciplines and so the comparison may be less valid but a lot more fun? The fact is that we continue to be absorbed by Wellington and Nelson because they both came from relatively obscure origins to become the most famous men on earth and, in doing so, surrounded
themselves with glory, controversy and not a little scandal. And, of course, between them they saved Britain and its Empire from the clutches of Boney. We have brought together two acknowledged experts on these men to debate their lives, their achievements and their failures. Peter Snow and Andrew Lambert will talk, answer questions and sign books in what promises to be a hotly-debated topic.
John Julius Norwich 6pm-6.30pm
Interval
6.30-7.30pm £8
11 In the Footsteps of Shackleton Henry Worsley 7.30-9pm
Interval
Interval
THURSDAY 7 JULY
Supper
9pm-10pm £10
12 The Face of Battle Chaired by Patrick Bishop and with Major Rob Gallimore Fiona Stanford Major Chris Hunter Rick Jolly RN and Col Tim Collins.
Peter Snow is fondly familiar to anyone who has been near a British GeneralElection these past few decades. With his contagious enthusiasm, he has compelled audiences to stay awake through the long business of votecounting and Returning Officer speeches. Now he’s turned his enthusiasm to our greatest general, the Duke of Wellington, whose long life embraced the pinnacle of military and political success. Peter Snow was educated at Wellington College and read Classics at Oxford. Following a career as newscaster for ITN, he achieved fame presenting
BBC2”s Newsnight which began in 1979. Along with his son Dan, he presented the series Battlefield Britain and 20th Century Battlefields for BBC2. Peter is married to Ann MacMillan and is the father of six children. He was appointed CBE for his services to broadcasting in 2006.
Andrew Lambert is one of Britain’s foremost British naval historians, focusing on the naval history of the British Empire between the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War. Born in Norfolk and educated in Swaffham, he earned his MA and PhD in naval history in the War Studies Department, King’s College London. He
has taught at the Royal Naval College Greenwich, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London where he isnow Professor of Naval History. He was described by David Cannadine as ‘the outstanding British naval historian of his generation.’ Andrew Lambert has lectured around the world. He wrote and produced the War at Sea television series for the BBC in 2004. He has written over a dozen books on naval matters, including Trincomalee: the Last of Nelson’s Frigates, and The Foundations of Naval History. His most recent book is Franklin: Tragic Hero of Polar Navigation which was published by Faber and Faber in 2010.
THURSDAY 7 JULY
FRIDAY 8 JULY
9 pm-10pm
6.30pm-7.30pm
Prof Richard Holmes & Dr Peter Caddick Adams Chair: James Holland
Michael Wood
Monty vs Rommel
In Search of Alexander We are very fortunate to have two of Britain’s leading military historians and authorities on perhaps the two most famous – and controversial – generals of the Second World War. For all too long, opinion has been divided about this two undoubtedly charismatic men, yet on this exciting opening evening of the Festival, this debate might be finally put to bed as Professor Richard Holmes and Dr Peter Caddick-Adams discuss the lives and careers of Field Marshals Montgomery and Rommel.
Alexander the Great created one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen,and he did it in a few short years. From Greece, he marched his army to the ends of the known world, building not only cities on the way but also a myth that is as rich as any in the world. This was a man whose short life was truly stranger than fiction. Michael Wood’s magnificent book and TV Series, ‘In the Footsteps of Alexanderthe Great’ was a huge hit because he told the story of Alexander in terms of his journey across the world, following his footsteps all
the way from Macedonia to the Hindu Kush. Since then, Michael Wood has unearthed new material which he will be sharing during his illustrated talk about Alexander the Great’s extraordinary life and achievements.
Richard Holmes is one of our best-known and respected military historians. Having taught at both the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Cranfield University, he also set up the Security Studies Institute and run the Joint Service Command Staff College’s Higher Command and Staff course. He has commanded the 2nd Battalion Wessex Regiment and been Colonel of the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment. Richard is also the author of a number of bestselling books including his trilogy on the British soldier; Redcoat, Sahib and Tommy. He has presented seven documentary series for the BBC and is a regular broadcaster on radio and television.
Michael Wood is one of Britain’s
Dr. Peter Caddick– Adams .has been Lecturer in Military and Security Studies at the UK Defence Academy since 1999. Having received his PhD from Cranfield University and taught at both Oxford and Birmingham Universiries, he now lectures at Staff Colleges around the world. He is now regarded as the battlefield guide of choice for everyone
from princes to military commanders and has completed more than 500 tours. Peter has also served in the Balkans and Middle East as part of the UK Regular and Reserve Forces and was the official NATO Historian for the Bosnian conflict. His book, Monty and Rommel: Parallel Lives, was published in May this year. History. His book, Monty & Rommel: Parallel Lives, was published in May this year.
best-known historians and broadcasters and has made over 80 documentaries for television. Born in Manchester, he read history at Oxford University before embarking on a career with the BBC. In 1981, he made the acclaimed In Search of the Dark Ages, then going on to make other award-winning films including ‘In search of the Trojan War’ and ‘Conquistadors’. His most recent was the hugely popular ‘Story of England’.
In 2006, Michael joined the British School of Archeology in Iraq campaign, which aims to train and encourage new Iraqi archeologists. Michael currently lives in North London with his wife and two daughters.
FRIDAY 8 JULY
SATURDAY 9 JULY
9pm – 10pm
10.30am
Greeks v Romans Discussion between Tom Holland and Richard Miles Chaired by Michael Wood
Who gave more to the world, the Greeks or the Romans? Which of them did most for art, science, government, engineering, philosophy, war... the list is endless. Of course this is one of the really compelling questions of history and you don’t have to look very far around you to see that both civilisations had enormous impact on everything that happened after them.
When the first Horrible Histories were published Michelle Paver is the author of one Martin Brown it became very clear that history 10.30am in 1993, of the best-selling childrens’ series ever. books for children would never be the same Children’s Historical The six books in the ‘Chronicles of Ancient again. The appeal of all things wicked, weird Fiction with Darkness’ have sold over 2.5 millioncopies Michelle and Paver woeful proved to be enormous and worldwide and been translated into 30 the series has gone on to become a BAFTA Michelle Paverlanguages. award-winning CBBC show and a Virtual They are the story of twelve year-old World due to launch this summer. Torak who lives six thousand yearsago, The series has sold a staggering 20 after the Ice Age and before farming. It is million copies worldwide and has been a world of dark enchantment,menace and translated into 31 languages. superstition and the stories revolve around The first titles were ‘The Terrible Torak and his wolf-cub companion, their Tudors’ and ‘The Awesome Egyptians’ and growing up, their fight for survival and the the most recent include ‘Rotten Rulers and unleashing of apowerful magic. ‘Vile Villains’, so pretty much every aspect Michelle Paver has not only won the of history is accommodated so long as its Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for the grisly. sixth and last in the series, ‘Ghost Hunter’, In this event, the series’ illustrator, but she has also won acclaim for hertalks, Martin Brown will bring history to life with when she grips audiences with the world of his dramatic story-telling and a bizarre set Torak and her research into it. of props. Her talks are dramatic and fun and she uses fascinating props to bring a world before history to life.
Horrible Histories SATURDAY 9 JULY
Two of the greatest experts on the Greeks and Romans will be debating the issue, Tom Holland and Richard Miles. They will bring both scholarship and humour to a debate that will probably never end.
And the audience will be expected to make their views known as well! The debate will be chaired by Michael Wood.
Martin Brown was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia was born and after training as an art teacher in Nyasaland and working in television, he set off (now Malawi) backpacking round the world as every where her father Aussie should. ran a newspaper, the Nyasaland Times. But when he got to London, he She grew up in Wimbledon, went to decided to stay. He worked on cartoons Oxford University and became a partner and greeting cards and built up a in a City of London law firm. She took up reputation for his magazine work before writing full time in 1996. landing a job with Scholastic. His Since then she has written both illustrations for the Horrible Histories adult and children’s fiction and is now Series were an instant hit and the rest internationally famous for her six-book, is, as they say, (horrible) history. award-winning series Chronicles of Martin lives with his wife and two Ancient Darkness which is set in a predaughters in the Dorset countryside. historic world. Michelle is renowned for the painstaking research that goes into each book, research which is brought to life in her brilliant talks to children.
Michelle Paver
Historian Tom Holland has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for BBC Radio. Rubicon was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History 2004, and Persian Fire won the Anglo-Hellenic League’s Runciman Award 2006.
SATURDAY 9 JULY 12pm-1pm
Fact and Fiction Historical Fiction Writing with Katherine McMahon, Katie Hickman, Simon Scarrow, Guy Walters Chair: Christopher Hart
From Homer to the present day, historical fiction has often brought the past more to life than many works of non-fiction, and in this event, we are bringing together a fine panel of historical novelists to discuss their work: how they research, what they believe is the best way of recreating the past, and how they viewing the blurring of fact and fiction. With writers whose subjects range from the time of Ancient Rome to the Second World War, it promises to be a fascinating event, involving some of our most popular and talented historical novelists.
Katharine McMahon’s
Katie Hickman
latest novel, The Crimson Roooms, was published in June 2009 by Weidenfeld &
is the author of seven books,
Nicolson, and will be published in the US in 2010. She is the author of five previous novels, including the bestelling The Alchemist’s Daughter. Katharine has taught English and Drama in comprehensive schools and creative writing at the University of Hertfordshire. She has served as a Royal Literary Fund Fellow, supporting students in their writing, and then as a mentor to other writers in a variety of universities. She contributed to the Royal Literary Fund’s publication Writing Matters and has had lyrics performed in the National Theatre Studio. She lives with her family in Hertfordshire where she performs in local theatre. Simon Scarrow is a bestselling author of Roman and Napoleonic historical novels. After a research degree and a career in teaching, he turned to writing full time, and is best known for his Eagle Series of Roman Military fiction set in the territories of the Roman Empire, covering the second invasion of Britain and the subsequent prolonged campaign undertaken by the rump of the JulioClaudian dynasty. To date there are ten books in the series, with the 10th released recently in November 2010, The Legion. The next book in the series will be called Praetorian and is planned for 2011. He has also written another series, Revolution, focusing on Wellington and Napoleon, whose first title, Young Bloods, was published in 2006. The second volume, The Generals, was released on the 31st May 2007 and the third volume Fire and Sword was released in January 2009. The fourth and final novel of the series was released in June 2010 and is called The Fields of Death. He has now started writing a new series titled Gladiator: The fight for freedom.
including two bestselling history books, Daughters of Britannia and Courtesans, two travel books and three novels. Daughters of Britannia: The lives and times of Diplomatic Wives (1999) was a Sunday Times bestseller, remaining in the top ten for five consecutive months. It was later adapted into a twenty part series for BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. Courtesans (2003), about the lives and times of British eighteenth and nineteenth century courtesans, was also a best seller. She has since written two historical novels, The Aviary Gate and The Pindar Diamond. Set in late sixteenth century Istanbul and early seventeenth century Venice, they are fictional stories inspired by the real-life adventures and travels of the Levant Company merchant Paul Pindar. Between them The Aviary Gate and The Pindar Diamond have been translated into nineteen languages. Katie Hickman is listed in the Oxford Dictionary of Women Travellers (Wayward Women). She lives in London with her two children and her husband, the philosopher A.C.Grayling. GUY WALTERS
SATURDAY 9 JULY 2pm-3pm
The English at Home: From the Georgians to the Second World War Juliet Gardiner, Amanda Vickery and Juliet Nicolson Chair: James Holland THIS EVENT SPONSORED BY:
We have a stellar line-up for this event. Juliet Gardiner and Amanda Vickery, as well as being well-known for their television work, are amongst our leading academics and social historians, while Juliet Nicolson is another superb historian and the author of two recently published and highly acclaimed social histories set before and after the First World War.
JULIET GARDINER is a hugely respected historian and commentator on British social history from Victorian times to the 1950s. She was editor of History Today magazine and is the author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling Wartime: Britain 1939-1945, and more recently The Blitz and The Thirties: An Intimate History. She is a frequent broadcaster, lecturer and reviewer and was historical consultant on Channel 4’s The 1940s House, the film adaptation of Ian McEwan’s Atonehment, and BBC One’s new series of Upstairs, Downstairs.
In THE ENGLISH AT HOME, these three will be discussing English social history, how it changed over this critical two-hundred year period when so much of the Britain we know today was shaped and formed.
AMANDA VICKERY is the prize-winning author of The Gentleman’s Daughter (Yale University Press, 1998) and Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England (Yale University Press, 2009). She has recently been appointed Professor of Early Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London. She lectures on British social, political and cultural history. Amanda reviews for The Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement, and BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Review, Front Row and Woman’s Hour. She writes and presents history documentaries for television and radio. Her TV series ‘At Home with the Georgians’ aired on BBC2 in December 2010.
JULIET NICOLSON is the granddaughter of Vita SackvilleWest and Harold Nicolson, and was brought up at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent. She is author of two works of social history, The Perfect Summer, a history of the frenetic and very hot English summer of 1911 near the end of the ‘Golden Age’, and The Great Silence, an account of those two years that followed the Great War. She has also written for the Daily Telegraph, Vogue, the London Evening Standard, The Times and the Guardian, among other publications. Juliet is currently writing an historical novel . She lives in East Sussex.
SATURDAY 9 JULY
SATURDAY 9 JULY
3.30pm – 4.30pm
5pm – 6pm
For Valour: Victoria and George Cross Winners
The Popes John Julius Norwich
Lord Ashcroft in conversation with Peter Caddick-Adams Since 1856, the Victoria Cross (VC) has been Britain and the Commonwealth’s most prestigious gallantry medal. Since its inception, only 1,356 VCs have been awarded. For 25 years, Lord Ashcroft has collected such decorations. It is now the largest collection of VCs in the world and includes well over one-tenth of the medals bestowed. Like so many others, Lord Ashcroft has been inspired by the extraordinary courage of the recipients of these medals ever since he was a boy, and he firmly believes the recipients’
heroism and sacrifice must never be forgotten. Here Lord Ashcroft will be in conversation with Peter Caddick-Adams talking about his life-long fascination with these medals, how he came to build his unique collection and some of his favourite tales of valour.
Of the 280-odd holders of the Papal office some have been saints, some have been sinners, wallowing in greed and debauchery, and one may even have been an (English) woman. After fascinating us on the subjects of Byzantium, Venice, Norman Sicily andthe Middle Sea, John Julius Norwich has now turned his attention to the oldest continuing institution in the world, an institution rich in history and anecdote. Whether telling us about Pope Joan (the above), or John XII, of whom Gibbon wrote: “his rapes of virgins and widows deterred female pilgrims from visiting the shrine of Saint Peter,” John Julius Norwich’s taste for a good story never flags and his talks have filled tents from Hay to Cheltenham. The Popes, from the original Saint Peter to the present Benedict XVI, provides a strand through which most of the history of Europe can be told. Their story is a compelling one.
Lord Ashcroft’s VC collection is now on public display following his £5 million donation for a new gallery at the Imperial War Museum. A temporary exhibitionof 50 Victoria Crosses from The Ashcroft VC Collection was held at Spink in Londonfrom 16 to 25 April 2008. In 2006, Lord Ashcroft published a book to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the VC. With a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales, Victoria Cross Heroes offers detailed accounts of more than 150 extraordinary acts of bravery behind the medals that comprise the Ashcroft VC Collection. A special threepart television documentary series to accompany the book was broadcast in November 2006 on channel five. Lord Ashcroft has also written two other books on gallantry: Special Forces Heroes and George Cross Heroes.
John Julius Norwich was the son of Duff and Lady Diana Cooper and waseducated in Canada, Eton, Strasbourg and Oxford. After a stint in the diplomatic service, he became a writer. Apart from the writing and editing of many books, both historical and otherwise, he has written and presented some 30 television documentaries. His books on the Normans, Byzantium, Venice and the Mediterranean remain bestsellers. Lord Norwich is also Chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund, Honorary Chairman of the World Monuments Fund and Vice President of the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies. He was appointed CVO in 1992.
SATURDAY 9 JULY
SATURDAY 9 JULY
6.30pm – 7.30pm
9pm – 10pm
In the Footsteps of Shackleton
The Face of Battle: The British Experience of War from The Falklands to The Present Day
Henry Worsley
The story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s epic expedition to the South Pole, with its extraordinary photographs of the marooned and frozen ship, is one that has gripped and astounded generations as a tale of endurance, courage and ingenuity. But what do we really know of this hero whose statue graces the RoyalGeographical Society’s headquarters in London? To what extent were his triumphs and failures the product of character or the conditions of the time?
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Worsley has been obsessed by Shackleton since childhood and seeing the iconic photographs of Frank Hurley. Since joining the army, he has continued to study his life and even slept beside his grave on South Georgia. From November 2008 until January 2009, he led The Shackleton Centenary Expedition to the Antarctic to follow in the footsteps of Shackleton’s groundbreaking journey of 1908/09. The team was made up of descendants of those that had travelled with Shackleton on the original expedition. His book, In the Footsteps of Shackleton is his account of the trip. Lt. Colonel Worsely is currently serving at the Permanent Joint
Chaired by Patrick Bishop and with Major Rob Gallimore, Fiona Stanford, Major Chris Hunter, Rick Jolly RN, and Col Tim Collins. Henry Worsely is the man to answer such questions since he led an expedition to Antarctica in 2008/09, the centenary of Shackleton’s original voyage, which retraced his footsteps. He did it with descendants of the original expedition. He will talk about his book, In the Footsteps of Shackleton and answer questions about the great man and his life.
Headquarters at Northwood on the Afghanistan desk. He is married with two children.
Since we are raising money for Help for Heroes, it seems only right that we should get some of those who have been involved with Britain’s most recent conflicts together for a discussion. We’ve borrowed the title from John Keegan’s seminal work of the same name, but the emphasis for this event is the human experience of war: for those on the front line, for those left behind, and for those picking up the pieces afterwards. It promises to be a profoundly moving and inspiring evening. We certainly have an inspiring line-up. The event will be chaired by veteran foreign correspondent and best-selling author, Patrick Bishop, who has covered almost every major war since the Falklands as well as writing Fighter Boys, Bomber Boys and more recently, 3 Para and Ground Truth. Joining him will be Chris Hunter, who was a major in the British Army and counter-terrorist bomb disposal operator. He has served with a number of specialist counter terrorism units and deployed to numerous operational theatres, including the Balkans, Northern Ireland, Colombia,
Afghanistan and Iraq. Seconded to COBR-A as an IED and suicide terrorism expert, he played an instrumental role during the July 2005 London bombings. For his actions during his Iraq tour he was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal by HM Queen Elizabeth II. His citation read: ‘There can be few other individuals who have so willingly played Russian roulette with their own life to safeguard the lives of others.’ He has written two books about his experiences, Extreme Risk and Eight Lives Down. Also on the panel is Tim Collins OBE, former colonel and commanding officer of 1st Royal Irish in East Tyrone (where he was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service) and Iraq. Well-known for his famous eve-of-battle speech in Iraq, and has recently appeared on BBC’s Panorama programme, Forgotten Heroes, in which he met veterans struggling to cope with civilian life. He has also written his autobiography. Rob Gallimore is still serving as a major in the Welsh Guards, and has served in Sierra Leone, the Balkans, Northern Ireland, Iraq and three times in Afghanistan. Last summer he was a Company Commander fighting alongside the Afghan National Army and the US Marine Corps for which he was decorated for gallantry by both the Americans and with a Queen’s Commendation for Bravery. The final two members of the panel are Fiona Stanford and Rick Jolly. Fiona has been an Army wife for fifteen years, and has moved eleven times since her wedding day. She also works as a nurse and her first book Don’t Say Goodbye: Our Heoes and the Families They leave Behind was published earlier this year. Surgeon Captain Rick Jolly is a former Royal Marine doctor with extensive experience of combat medical support gained in Northern Ireland and the Falklands War of 1982. Now a civilian, he still works as a doctor. He is also a successful author, and heavily involved in theSouth Atlantic Medal Association and other veterans organizations.
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