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Hidden History is a new way for you to engage with the past through turning the streets you walk along into the museum you never knew existed! It’s a win win!

Hidden History turns the streets you walk along into the museum you never knew existed! We combine original historical research and GPS technology to provide a unique way for you to explore the History of the United Kingdom (UK). Our dedicated team of historians, research each location and topic to uncover the real history behind the landmarks, locations and events that have shaped the world we li

ve in. All of this is shared with you at either individual locations or through wider pieces explaining the full historical detail behind a subject. Are mission is to give you the full story of what truly happened, not just a repeat of popular myths - we can promise you will find the real stories more emotive, powerful and inspiring than the myths – as well as giving you the capability to visit the locations where it all happened easily. We believe that by combing the story with the location together in this way gives you a unique way to connect with the past. Hidden History also provides introductions and reviews of museums, galleries and historic attractions. As well as the 'big' museums, we also highlight museums and experiences that might not always be on the average tourist's radar. These places are incredible to visit, as they tend to give you a closer view of a period of time or a subject. They also they tend to be quitter with fewer visitors. In the guides you will find everything you need to plan your day out from opening times all the way through to disability access. Who is the app for? Lovers of history – Hidden History has been built by people who love history for people who love history. City Breakers – The app is perfect for anyone on a City Break in London, Edinburgh, Liverpool and York as it’s enables you to explore the city completely independently. We have even included public toilets on the app so you don’t get caught short as you explore. Day out hunters – The reviews of the museums, galleries and historic locations give you all the information you need to plan a day out.

24/07/2022

Day 3 - starting the day with a walk through of Sword Beach. An over looked part of D-Day. The successes of the 3rd Division was critical to D-Day espically the Staffordshire Yeomary and 40 Anti-Tank battery who stopped the only armoured counter attack on D-Day by 21st Panzer Div.

23/07/2022

Day 2 of the 2nd We Have Ways Festival! The sun is shinning, the tanks are warming up and the talks are about to start. An outstanding line up for today with a big All Arms display at 17:00 today.

29/11/2021

Always look up... St Albans Cathedral. Absolutely stunning!

29/10/2021

Today we stopped at The Yomper on Southsea sea fromt. Its a stunning tribute and memorial to the 27 Royal Marines lost during the Falklands War.
The statues is based on the iconic picture of Royal Marine Peter Robinson during the 70mile Yomp to Stanley. Its one of most iconic war images of the 20th century and has come to symbolise the war.

28/10/2021

Out and about today at the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth. A slightly ridiculous ammount to see, taken in and enjoy! Highlights where... , HMS Victory and the Horribel Histories pirate attraction for the kids. Excellent day out.

18/09/2021

We are at Warfest! The 1st We Have Ways festival. Its a whole weekend focused on WW2 with talks, living history demonstration and beer! Whats not yo like!

25/04/2021

It never stop to amaze me what you can find in the UK! This is a scale model of the Mohne Dam used by Barnes Wallis to test the ideas behind 'upkeep' (the bouncing bomb), which led onto the famous Dambusters Raid.

Finding these types of sights is kinda special. It connects you with the past in a way a book or tv show never can. At this sight there is something quite special to highlight....The blast damage to the model. This happened during the testing and showstheeffect of the explosives on the Dam.The pictures show the before & after of the testing. It must have been a huge moment for entire team as they saw the idea work.

Its in the most unlikely of places...Watford. At the back of a new estate in some small woods. You can park up round the corner and walk to it in about 10 mins. Well worth a trip for all fanatics!

18/04/2021

London looking stunning this morning!.

1st day back exploring the city today as we start to preparing for the next set of tours for the HH app. We will be covering Soho, Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square. Hopefully the Royal Parks as well. Still lots to do but its awesome to be able to get back to this after a long break.

09/04/2021

A small tribute to Prince Philip.... This is one story from his military service in WW2 that an old friend brought to my attention back when Prince Philip retired. I hope you enjoy it and raise a glass to the Prince.

In July 1943, at the height of the Allied landings in Sicily during World War Two, HMS WALLACE came under sustained bombardment in the dead of night and its crew realised that they would probably lose their lives.

Onboard the ship was Prince Philip who was a First Lieutenant and he came up with the ingenious plan to use one of the wooden rafts to divert the bombers. The raft was thrown overboard and smoke bombs where used to help create the illusion of a burning ship.

The Captain ordered HMS WALLACE to move away from the raft and then ordered "all stop". The tell-tale wake subsided and the ship lay quietly in the soft darkness.

The sound of the aircraft grew louder until the next thing was the scream of falling bombs, but at some distance. As Prince Philip had hoped, the German plane was fooled into attacking the burning raft while HMS WALLACE sailed to safety under cover of darkness, saving the ship and her crew.

"I thought it was a frightfully good wheeze," he later said.

Prince Philip’s war record:

WW2

Battle of Crete
Battle of Cape Matapan
Allied invasion of Sicily
Operation Dragoon
Operation Robson
Operation Lentil
Battle of Okinawa

Awards

Mentioned in Dispatches (MiD)
Croix de Guerre with Palm
Greek War Cross

22/03/2021

Happy Mother's Day to humanity's grandmother, 'Mitochondrial Eve'! Living some time 140–200,000 years ago, she's the most recent woman from which all people on the planet descend. This date is calculated from mtDNA, which mutates at a fixed rate and passes from mother to child.

06/03/2021

Ladies, if he:

- loves breeding ducks
- loves designing trains and loves naming them after ducks
- gets a knighthood for his duck trains

He's not your man. He's Sir Nigel Gresley and he's got a cracking statue at King's Cross Station in London 🚂

Check it out:- https://zcu.io/nrvr

27/02/2021

History can be hidden in modern place names of town, villages or cities!

For example, in Anglo Saxon England, Wīcs were trading towns. Often coastal, these centres that formed part of a growing trade network in post-Roman Europe.

As well as archaeological evidence, these Wīcs can be seen in the placenames of modern towns with the suffix '-wich'. Places such as Norwich, Ipswich, Hamwic (Southampton) or Jorvik (York) grew from these beginnings, but there are many more! Look out for Wīcs near you!

24/02/2021

This is an actual Imperial French Eagle! It belonged to the 82nd French Regiment and was taken by the Royal Welch Fusiliers (RWF) during the capture of Martinique on the 24th February 1809.

Five Imperial Eagles, in total where captured during the campaign that made Sir Arthur Wellesley a household name. Three of these eagles are on display in the UK.

And of course my fascination with them started the 1st time I watched - Sharps Eagle!

The Imperial Eagle standard was created to create pride and loyalty in the backbone of the French army. Each standard was touched by Napoleon during a special ceremony on the 5th December 1804. Napoleon gave a powerful emotive speech that stipulated that the Eagles were to be defended to the last man. Meaning that to capture an Eagle was an incredible feet. Its unclear exactly how many in total where captured but the figure is somewhere between 20 and 13.

Three Eagles from the Martinique campaign can be found at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum in Caernarvon North Wales (where this picture was taken) and the Royal Fusiliers Museum at the Tower of London.

16/02/2021

On the 16th February 1923, Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of King Tutankhamen.

Carter had arrived in Egypt in 1891 at a time when archaeologists from all over the world where searching for evidence of the Egyptian dynasty. Many tombs where found but all had been broken into and robbed. Despite this Carter was convinced that there must be at least one tomb left that had not been broken into and started searching. And nearly over ten years later he was proven right when in November 1922 found a set of steps leading to a new tomb while clearing away the entrance to another tomb. On the 26th November, Carter & Lord Carnarvon (his finical backer) entered the interior chambers and realised that King Tutankhamen tomb had not been broken into.

Three months later and after 3,000 years since it was sealed the tomb is opened to reveal once the greatest treasures of all time. The description of this monumental moment is best left to Carter….

“There before us lay the sealed door, and with its opening, we were to blot out the centuries and stand in the presence of a king who had reigned 3,000 years ago. My own feelings as I mounted the platform were a strange mixture, and with trembling hand I struck the first blow….We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined – the impression was overwhelming.”

09/02/2021

One of my (Kieran) historical hobbies is collecting out of print books about the 2nd world war that where written either during or shortly after the war by the people who were there. You can’t beat the detail, the stories and the insights they offer. The other bonus is that they are usually cheap to find in any 2nd hand-book shop. Just look for the really old and battered ones that everyone else is ignoring!

These are some photos from a comically inspired moral boosting book from 1944 about the Chindits and Burma called “Jungle, Jungle, Little Chindits”. Written by two serving Chindits Major Patrick Boyle (The Cameronian (Scottish Rifles)) & Major Jon Musgrave-wood (The Burma Rifles). The book is a mixture of textual description and cartoon sketches and provides an fascinating glimpse into day-to-day life of those that fought in Burma.

The war in Burma was largely forgotten, despite the 14th Army being the largest army ever formed, but thanks to the VJ celebrations & the support for Capt Sir Tom Moore (a 14th Army Veteran) its role in helping the allies beat the Japanese is better understood. However, it’s still the case that a huge amount of focus has been placed on the US and their Island hoping campaign but on their left flank a horrendously fierce fight was being fought in Burma.

The book opens with an emotional and humours tribute to the Chindits from the two authors.... “This book is dedicated to all the Chindits, not only to those who are able to see the benefits reaped by their efforts but especially to those who will for ever patrol the Jungles of Burma in ghostly silence… One particular remark made by a Chindit gave us the general theme of this book; a remark both amusing and profound in its elucidation – “well, all this ruddy Chindit training seems screwy to me, but if it’ll win the ------ war let’s ‘ave a do!”

08/02/2021

On the 7th February 1991, the IRA carried out one of their most ambitious attacks in London. The objective was to assassinate the UK Cabinet who were meeting in 10 Downing Street to discuss the developing conflict in the Gulf.

The plan was to fit a white transit van out with three homemade mortars and fire them into the government buildings. The planned failed but four people were injured and for many it signified the peak of IRA’s bombing campaign in London.

You can read all about the attck on the HH app and Website here – https://zcu.io/ATvQ

And the news report from that day is an incredible piece of history - https://zcu.io/I6Wx

03/02/2021

in 1928, Palaeoanthropologist Davidson Black reports finds of ancient human fossils at Zhoukoudian, near Beijing, in the journal Nature.

He identifies them as a new species, which he names 'Sinanthropus pekinensis', nicknamed 'Peking Man'. However, these fossils (and others found through further extensive excavation at the site) are now known to belong to Homo Erectus. 2009 dating suggests an age range for the fossils of 680,000 to 780,000 years old.

Unfortunately, the 'Peking Man' fossils were lost during WW2 and, despite many attempts to locate them, only four teeth remain.

The 'Peking Man Site' at Zhoukoudian is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and investigations continue, with excavations as recently as 2009.

26/01/2021

During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Catholic priests were forced into hiding for fear of persecution. Old Catholic families constructed 'Priest Holes' in their homes to hide priests when search parties and 'Priest hunters' would come knocking.

Luckily, they were often so cleverly hidden, with secret entrances or double compartments, that the priest evaded capture - even when Priest Hunters would start ripping up floorboards!

Unfortunately, however, some priests are known to have died of starvation or oxygen deprivation when they were concealed inside for too long.

Learn more at the National Trust website, and see if there's any near you to visit: https://zcu.io/JMfB

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Tonight we held the Prize draw for the two signed copies of Above Us The Stars. A huge congratulates to Dr Ellien & Nick Aston both from Twitter for winning the books. Keep your eyes peeled for more competitions, new features, new walking tours and lots more history for you all to enjoy in 2021! #History #hiddenhistory

Durham Cathedral

The 2nd location we have added yo the HH app from Above Us The Stars is the RAF memorial window at Durham Cathedral. You can find location and many more like it on the Hidden History App. #history #ww2 #durhamcathedral #historynerd

Durham Cathedral - New Location Added To The Hidden History App

The 2nd location we have added to the HH app from Above Us The Stars is Durham Cathedral. You can hear all about the Cathedral memorial window and its connection to Jacks story. #history #ww2 #Durham #durhamcathedral

Above Us The Stars - 10 Sqn Memorial

We have teamed up with Jane Lowes to bring you two signed copies of her new book Above Us the Stars, for you to WIN. The Competition Post is Pinned to the top of the Hidden History Profile. Alongside the competition we have for the very 1st time created two new locaitons for the HH app that feature in the book. Each locaiton has an orignal introduciton written by Jane and then recorded by a profiessional voice over artists. Read the story, visit the locations and connect with the #History The 1st Location we have added from Above Us The Stars is the 10 Sqn memorial at the airfield where Jack flew from. Please visit the HH website -https://hidden-history.com/10-squadron-memorial/ - or download the app to find directions to the Memorial. It will make for a fitting day out when we can all finally get out and about again!

Hidden History is the mobile app that turns the streets you walk along into the Museum you never knew was there. Download the App today for free; Apple - https://zcu.io/Qkwn Android- https://zcu.io/upcv Website - https://zcu.io/8kFz

Its release day! Today we released our 7th edition of new locations, articles and places to visit onto the App and Website for everyone to enjoy completely for free. We hope you all enjoy this release and it helps you get through the lock down! In this release we have… @ - Norwich is the new city! We have a leading article on the city’s history and to 20 locations you can visit. @ - Three new leading and completely original articles… The Pirates of London, St Pauls Cathedral and a starter article of World War 2. @ - The final cemetery in our coverage of the Magnificent Seven – Tower Hamlets @ - Thee new museum reviews to help you all plan days out when the lockdowns are over… The Natural History Museum, The Ragged Museum & The Wallace Collection @ - Five new locations across Liverpool to give you all more to see across that city @ - Two new Roman locations with the Villa at Rockbourne & the Fort at Richborough @ - A new location covering the Battle of Cable Street in London. Download the app today… Andorid - https://zcu.io/VIPs Apple - https://zcu.io/PaxD There will be more updates, content and audio tours coming so please keep your eyes peeled. Thank you for all the support and if you enjoy this release then please leave a review as it makes a huge difference. Stay safe , stay indoors and hopefully this will help with the lockdown Cheers Kieran #Norwich #History #Pirates

ALL NEW WALKING TOURS Today we are launching the all new Hidden History audio walking tours! The tours have been in development for the last two years as we pulled together the technology, the research and the scripts and we are incredible proud to launch them today. The Tours work through bringing together mapping and direction technology and then combining that with historical research, which is then housed inside the Hidden History app. The outcome is a unique way for you to independently explore London and the history of the city. We tell you where to go, how to get there and the team will talk you through the history that happened at the spot where you’re stood. The three tours are…. The Great Fire of London where Philippa from British History Tours takes you on a journey back to 1666 as she takes you to the places that survived the fire and are still there today. The tour covers five locations and is 3.5kms long. https://zcu.io/rMt4 The 2nd tour is Jack the Ripper where Jen from the Hidden History team explores the stories of the five victims as we look to see a different side to the murders. The tour covers six locations and is about 3.5kms long. https://zcu.io/bNU6 The 3rd and final tour is - Shopping, Style & Suffrage’s the Hidden History of London Department Stores - and is led by Elisha from the Hidden History Team. On this tour we take you to four of London’s largest department stores and dive into their history. The stores are spread out across West London so you may want to jump in a cab or on the Tube for this. If not then it’s about a 8km walk and there is plenty to see along the way. https://zcu.io/iRHL We will be posting more about the tours each of the tours over the coming weeks.

Prize draw

One of the best bits of HH is doing the competitions. Congratulations to Melissa and Jude for winning copies of #AHouseThroughTime. The next competition will be in November.

New location type added to the Hidden History App. The new HH Information Sites help you discover the pieces of history that are all around us but no longer visible. The 1st location is in Radlett, and is for the 80 (Signals) Wing of the Royal Air Force. The unit played a pivotal role in defeating the Luftwaffe radio navigational systems, which they used to guide themselves onto targets across the UK. Follow the link to find out more - https://zcu.io/j0aS You can download the HH app from the Apple & Google Stores on the below links. Apple - https://zcu.io/F7O5 Android - https://zcu.io/5KIu https://zcu.io/h0kA

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Hidden History is the mobile app that turns the streets you walk along into the museum you never knew existed. Its been created by a team of history lovers for everyone to enjoy for free. Download the app today at.... Apple - https://apple.co/2AUwKnH Android - https://bit.ly/2VKBCol

THE NEXT RELEASE IS LIVE – The 6th release of original articles, locations and museum guides is live on the Hidden History App today! This is a big release with over 30 new locations added, four original leading articles and four new museum guides all available completely for free. And the really exciting pieces is that we have know expanded to include #Liverpool! Here is the full list of what’s new! Original Articles – The History of #Liverpool by Elisha. This is an introduction to the history of Liverpool and takes you through how the city developed and became the place we love today. This piece is supported by the 1st 14 locations across Liverpool and we will be adding more in future releases. The linked locaitons are… Albert Docks Albion House The Beatles Story Church of St Luke Merseyside Maritime Museum Billy Fury Statue The Hillsborough Memorial Hockenhall Alley Liverpool Cathedral Liverpool Heroes Memorial Radio Tower Royal Liver Building School for destitute children Museum of Liverpool The Krays by Sophie. This is an in-depth look into the history of the infamous brothers and the crime organisation they led in the 1960’s. The article is linked to six locations across London that played a key part in their story. #Thekrays The linked locations are… 97 Evering Road 178 Vallance Road Chingford Cemetery Double R club The Old Bailey The Blind Beggar pub Freemasonary by Elaine. This is an overview of the Freemasons and how there history is woven into the hidden fabric of London. The article is linked to the original location of the 1st Grand Lodge. #freemasons The Black Death by Anna. This is the third article from Anna exploring the lessor known area of medical history. This article takes you through the story of the Black Death and is linked to the site where its believed the it entered the UK. #Blackdeath Museum guides by Elisha - Science Museum British Library Childhood museum Freemason Museum Individual Locations - N

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Hidden History is a mobile app that turns the streets you walk along into the museum you never knew existed.

Hidden History uses technology, design and creativity to tell historically meaningful stories in a factual, dynamic and engaging manner. We believe that by enabling everyone to form a connection with the events, the places and the people impacted by those events we can play a small part in helping protect the future.

We will be using this Facebook group to share with you engaging historical content and to provide updates on the new app releases. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing how HH is helping you discover the past.

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