Anniversaries – Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers https://shepheardwalwyn.com Independent Publisher Book Seller UK Wed, 07 Jun 2023 08:50:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 100 Years Ago – The Evacuation of the Russian Royal Family from the Crimea https://shepheardwalwyn.com/100-years-ago-the-evacuation-of-the-russian-royal-family-from-the-crimea/ https://shepheardwalwyn.com/100-years-ago-the-evacuation-of-the-russian-royal-family-from-the-crimea/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2019 06:29:31 +0000 https://development.shepheardwalwyn.com/?p=258 A guest post by Coryne Hall In November 1918 the armistice ended the First World War. The German army now had to evacuate the Crimea, which they had occupied since the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk earlier that year. King George V was now becoming extremely worried for the safety of his aunt the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna, who was living in the Crimea with her daughters Xenia and…

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]]> https://shepheardwalwyn.com/100-years-ago-the-evacuation-of-the-russian-royal-family-from-the-crimea/feed/ 0 Celebrating 400 Years of Shakespeare’s Gifts https://shepheardwalwyn.com/celebrating-400-years-of-shakespeares-gifts/ https://shepheardwalwyn.com/celebrating-400-years-of-shakespeares-gifts/#respond Fri, 18 Mar 2016 05:05:37 +0000 https://development.shepheardwalwyn.com/?p=225 Celebrating 400 Years of Shakespeare’s Gifts To ask a group of Shakespeare lovers what it is that they love most in Shakespeare would be to raise a great hymn of praise and delight. Imagine then the crescendo we can expect on 23rd April 2016, when, as it seems, the whole world intends to mark his quartercentenary 400 years on. A great global party no less, uniting countless festivals, tributes…

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]]> https://shepheardwalwyn.com/celebrating-400-years-of-shakespeares-gifts/feed/ 0 Winston Churchill – the ‘Saviour of the Nation’ remembered https://shepheardwalwyn.com/winston-churchill-the-saviour-of-the-nation-remembered/ https://shepheardwalwyn.com/winston-churchill-the-saviour-of-the-nation-remembered/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2015 06:22:56 +0000 https://development.shepheardwalwyn.com/?p=522 The nation remembers the 70th anniversary of VE day on 8 May. Shepheard-Walwyn have published an exciting new book which relates closely to this event. Saviour of the Nation: An epic poem of Winston Churchill’s finest hour is an engaging poem which depicts Churchill as an Epic hero in the tradition of Virgil and Homer. The author, Brian Hodgkinson spoke live to Ali Jones on BBC Radio Oxford on…

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]]> https://shepheardwalwyn.com/winston-churchill-the-saviour-of-the-nation-remembered/feed/ 0 The Legacy of Winston Churchill – 50 Years On https://shepheardwalwyn.com/the-legacy-of-winston-churchill-50-years-on/ https://shepheardwalwyn.com/the-legacy-of-winston-churchill-50-years-on/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2015 05:19:02 +0000 https://development.shepheardwalwyn.com/?p=502 This week we commemorate 50 years since Winston Churchill’s death. Below, author of The Greatest Briton: Essays on Winston Churchill’s Life and Political Philosophy outlines the qualities of the man who led Britain to victory in the Second World War. “50 years after his death, how should one assess the legacy of Winston Churchill? Quite simply, he was the greatest and most enigmatic figure in…

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