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To War at Belsay
Over the weekend of the 12th and 13th of August, Foreign Field took part in the “Belsay at War” event at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens...
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Foreign Field
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min
Twas the End of the World As We Know It
So that was Halloween weekend, and normally you'd think that we'd be somewhere delivering a bodysnatching show but no... that would be...
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Foreign Field
- Jan 17, 2022
- 6 min
Death, Dismemberment and David Attenborough
Today I'm going to re-tread your favourite ground by diving back to Victorian Crime. In particular this week a proper brutal murder. In...
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Foreign Field
- Dec 27, 2021
- 5 min
The Most Terrifying Victorian Children's Book
Today I’m going to share with you something that I happened to stumble across while looking into the bonkers Victorian Valentine cards we...
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Foreign Field
- Dec 6, 2021
- 6 min
Richard III - Villain? Murderer? Victim?
Continuing our series into undeserved royal reputations, today I'm looking at possibly England’s most maligned monarch, a man for whom...
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Foreign Field
- Nov 22, 2021
- 6 min
Off With The Head!
This week we’re returning to one of our favourite themes which is graphic execution. This week’s chosen method of checking out is Tudor...
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Foreign Field
- Nov 8, 2021
- 6 min
Richard II - Tyrant? Or Just Another Plantaganet?
This week I'm talking undeserved royal reputations and today I’m going to examine Richard the Second. Megalomanical. Tyrannical. Vain and...
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Foreign Field
- Oct 25, 2021
- 5 min
The Merville Battery Raid or What Can Go Wrong, Will.
Today I’m going to write about the Battle of the Merville Battery, an airborne operation that took place in the opening hours of D-Day,...
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Foreign Field
- Oct 18, 2021
- 6 min
The Men We Left Behind
There’s been plenty of reference to Dunkirk spirit recently, and this has set me thinking. While we rightly celebrate the immense rescue...
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Foreign Field
- Oct 11, 2021
- 5 min
Witchfinder General or Just General Witchfinder?
Today I want to write about the reality behind the Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins. He is legendary for his forced confessions,...
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Foreign Field
- Oct 4, 2021
- 5 min
Pressing Times
In this article, as part of our series on Executions and punishments, I’m going to talk about another death sentence. However this is a...
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Foreign Field
- Sep 16, 2021
- 5 min
A Handy Hand to Have to Hand
Hello. Every so often we like to address one of history’s more bonkers legends. You may have seen our earlier video where Kyle talked...
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Foreign Field
- Sep 8, 2021
- 6 min
Blag Ladies - Alice Diamond and the Forty Elephants
If you’re into crime and history then you’re no doubt aware of Peaky Blinders, the truly excellent gangster series. A show that just...
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