History Press Local

@THP_Local

Local history division of the UK’s largest dedicated history publisher. Promoting and celebrating regional history across the UK.

Cheltenham, England thehistorypress.co.uk Joined September 2011

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History Press Local @THP_Local Sep 11

Author Mark Cummings talks fondly of Westonbirt Aboretum in his new book 'More Adventures in Glorious Gloucestershire' – learn some things you might not know about this wonderfully calm haven and place of natural beauty here: buff.ly/535mHYK #Westonbirt

History Press Local @THP_Local 6h

The Soviet War on Smoking.
Cigarettes were a threat to both health and communism, but despite the regime’s best efforts, they flourished in the Soviet Union (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/k5R3Ddf #History #twitterhistorians

History Press Local @THP_Local 10h

Can a US president run for a third term? The unexpected history of the two-term limit (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/a2xiYoB #History #AmericanHistory

History Press Local @THP_Local 15h

#OnThisDay in 1847 Dracula creator Bram Stoker was born buff.ly/mZDpRbv #History #Dracula

History Press Local @THP_Local 1d

#OTD in 1867 Marie Skłodowska Curie, physicist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics was born: buff.ly/0eyyJyg #womenshistory #History