It's a glorious day and we are in full swing! 🙌
🎪 Day One of the Chalke History Festival is finally here! ☀️
We are so excited to welcome every single one of you over the next 7 days. 😊
See the website for the fantastic full programme: chalkefestival.com/programme-20...
Clearly ecstatic about a) Medieval villages and b) @chalkefestival.bsky.social ! I’ll be giving a talk on Tuesday 24 June at 20:30 on The Crown of Thorns - a curiously elusive image in early Christian art and not at all what you expect…I can’t wait to see you there!
@tandtclark.bsky.social
Next Friday 27 June I am talking at @chalkefestival.bsky.social alongside Lt-Gen (rtd) Ben Hodges, Gen (rtd) Sir Nick Carter and Dr Greg Mills on the future of war.
Would be fantastic to see some of you in the audience.
www.chalkefestival.com/events/106-t...
⏳ One week to go…
The countdown is officially on for Chalke History Festival '25 – where you can immerse yourself in the past, surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of the Chalke Valley.
It’s not too late to join us – history awaits!
👉 www.chalkefestival.com
#CHF2025 #HistoryFestival #Wiltshire
FYI - If you sign up as a member this week you will be able to collect your swing badges and parking passes from the ticket office when you get to the festival. 😊
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Not long to go now! 🙌 There's still time to sign up as a member to secure your seats in the membership area for the must-see talks!
Find out more about membership here: hub.chalkefestival.com
#ChalkeHistoryFestival #HistoryMatters #FestivalPerks #HistoryLovers #HistoryBuffs
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Countdown to Chalke ⚔️
Dan Jones dismantles the myth: the Knights Templar weren’t occult masterminds running world history. 🧠✨
They were more practical than prophetic 🛡️💸
History Rage is a Podcaster in Residence at @chalkefestival.bsky.social , 23–29 June 2025.
The people have spoken! 🙌
By popular demand The Pub Landlord @almurray.bsky.social is back at Chalke for another round! 🍻Fri 27 June 8pm
Tickets just £5. All proceeds go to finleystouch.org.uk
Evening tickets to the Festival available - entrance from 4.15pm. www.chalkefestival.com/tickets
⏳ Just TWO WEEKS TO GO until Chalke History Festival 2025! 🙌
We’ve packed the week with unmissable talks, performances, living history, music, and more – and the full lineup is too epic for one poster…
Dive into the full programme here: www.chalkefestival.com/programme-2025/
#Wiltshire #Summer
🚫 Not another pair of socks...
🎁 Give Dad a day out he’ll never forget!
Swap the usual for epic re-enactments, talks & hands-on history at the Chalke History Festival 🎪
🗓️ 23–29 June | Kids go FREE!
🎟️ Tickets: chalkefestival.com
✨ Membership: hub.chalkefestival.com
#NotSocksAgain #FathersDay
If you are currently planning your time at @chalkefestival.bsky.social do please consider dropping in on Rob Lyman and me on the Thursday morning as we delve into some of the darker corners of 1945, and discuss what I call 'imperial muscle memory'.
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He’s back. He’s bold. He’s (mostly) wearing trousers.
The unmissable Adam Schuch-des Forges returns to Chalke '25!
Last year Major BANGER King.. this year dishonourably discharged bishop with added monkeys!
Don't miss the chaos!
Full performance lineup: www.chalkefestival.com/performance-...
Don't forget! ALL talks are included in your entrance ticket this year - you will still be able to see these talks - even if the members' area is full.
Find out which talks are at capacity for the members' area and which ones are getting close: hub.chalkefestival.com/members-area...
If you fancy coming to the beautiful spot that is @chalkefestival.bsky.social in a few weeks' time for all manner of historical excitements, here are details for the #archaeology events Pete and I are running as "Hearth of Science":
www.chalkefestival.com/speakers/hea...
Don't forget! ALL talks are included in your entrance ticket this year - you will still be able to see these talks - even if the members' area is full.
Find out which talks are at capacity for the members' area and which ones are getting close: hub.chalkefestival.com/members-area...
In the mood for a good debate? 🗣️
#Politics @chalkefestival.bsky.social 2025.
Alan Johnson on Harold Wilson
Jonathan Sumption on democracy & the rule of law
Michael Gove on life in Westminster
Caroline Derby on a PM’s life-changing US tour
23 -29 June 🎟️ chalkefestival.com
#CHF2025
Thrilled to be talking about Gwen and Augustus John at @chalkefestival.bsky.social this year . No tanks and bayonests but some juicy local history
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It’s #VolunteersWeek and we want to say a HUGE thank you to all the amazing volunteers who’ve helped make Chalke History Festival what it is! 🙌
We couldn’t do it without you – and to those signed up for 2025, we can’t wait to see you in just a few weeks! 🎉
#VolunteersWeek2025 #MakeADifference
Thrilled to be a part of #ChalkeIntroduces at @chalkefestival.bsky.social! I will be giving a talk on the evening of the 24th on my new book ‘The Crown of Thorns’. Evening tickets available and students get 50% off - Don’t miss this amazing week!! @tandtclark.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
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Come and meet some incredible people...
Immerse yourself in history at Chalke History Festival.
23 - 29 June 2025
Full Living History lineup: www.chalkefestival.com/living-histo...
#chalkehistoryfestival #historylovers #amazinghistory #historyfestival #wiltshire #summerfun
Photograph of cobbles in an open air fire, with black tar smudges.
🏺 V. excited to announce I'll be bringing new prehistory & archaeology to @chalkefestival.bsky.social next month!
Our @livancworlds.bsky.social "Science From The Hearth" team led by Dr Pete Hommel will run demos & interactive stuff on ancient tech: birch tar, metals & ceramics.
Details TBA!
There's not long left to enter our latest #competition! This time, we’re giving away two sets of day tickets to the @chalkefestival.bsky.social in June. Enter here:
www.military-history.org/competitions...
🍴 Food History at Chalke.
Starter: Ancient loaves to stargazy pies with @neilbuttery.bsky.social
Main: @dranniegray.bsky.social shops the historic high street
Dessert: Royal recipes + scandalous suppers with Tom Parker Bowles & Annie Gray
It’s history you can almost taste: chalkefestival.com
This year @chalkefestival.bsky.social, we’re exploring British heritage & #architecture - from Stonehenge to The Shard, ancient crafts to Grand Designs.
Join Kevin McCloud, Andrew Ziminski & more as we see history through a new lens.
Entrance tickets include all talks: www.chalkefestival.com
Our new tent names honour the power of gathering, debate & discovery.
🏛️ Guildhall – Where big ideas take the floor.
⚖️ Moot – Debate, discuss, decide.
🗣️ Forum – A hub for voices past & present.
🪨 Henge – Step into ancient wonder.
Join the gathering 👉 chalkefestival.com
Special announcement...
Laurence Edwards’ monumental Walking Men sculptures are coming to @ChalkeFestival!
From Blenheim to Sydney - now arriving in Wiltshire. Evocative, earthy, & powerful.
🎟️ www.chalkefestival.com
#LaurenceEdwards #WalkingMen #Sculpture #ArtInTheLandscape
🚨 CHALKE SPECIAL🚨
🕰️ Georgian kitchens had flavour, flair & no patience for foodie snobbery. @dranniegray.bsky.social at @chalkefestival.bsky.social reminds us: we’re not better than our ancestors—just more microwave-dependent.
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2d8afd
Tickets: www.chalkefestival.com
🌍 Buckle up - the world is waiting...
Join legendary explorers & storytellers on a journey @chalkefestival.bsky.social 🧭
🌟 Michael Palin
🎥 Levison Wood & @alexbescoby.bsky.social
⛵ Lisa Blair @wwsa.bsky.social
🗺️ John Blashford-Snell
Talks included with entry: chalkefestival.com
🎙️ Huge thanks to @alexchurchill.bsky.social & @pikegrey1418.bsky.social for recording a @chalkefestival.bsky.social Special tonight! 🔥 They joined me to rage that the Great War is a WORLD WAR — not just the Western Front! 🌍⚔️
🎧 Out 29th May!
#ChalkeHistoryFestival #CHF2025 #GreatWar #WWI
