In the footsteps of the British Army
After the British were defeated at the battle of Isandlwana a few hundred survivors made a dash for the Buffalo River in an attempt to escape from the victorious Zulus. Take a walk with me as we explore that story and examine the terrain of the battlefield.
Read More Video: Walking the Fugitive’s Trail at IsandlwanaThe Indian mutiny: The assault at the Kashmir Gate, Delhi. In this video, I take a walk around Delhi’s Kashmir gate, scene of heavy fighting during the Indian rebellion of 1857. Two VC’s were won on this very spot.
Read More Indian Mutiny: A walk around Delhi’s Kashmir GateIn 2014 I was lucky enough to be in Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day. I was able to spend time with a number of veterans including Tony Colgan of the 9th Durham Light Infantry. Tony was travelling with his Grandson and it was wonderful to share this time with them. As part of […]
Read More Storming the beaches: Covering the 70th anniversary of D-DayIn April 2015 I was lucky enough to attend the centenary commemorations of the Allied landings at Gallipoli. One of the sites well worth a visit is “W Beach” and the nearby Lancashire Landing cemetery. While there I made the short film below: W beach was known to the Turks as Tekke Bay. It was […]
Read More Video: A walk on W Beach, GallipoliI am fascinated by the Anglo-Zulu war but have always been confused about the reasons for it and why Britain invaded. In this short “5 minute history” I try to give an explanation as to why the war happened.
Read More Video: Why did Britain invade Zululand?The 5/60th Rifles were one of the most elite regiments of the British army during the Napoleonic wars. They were skirmishers equipped with the excellent Baker rifle and dressed in green rather than the traditional red jackets. Now a group of enthusiasts in the west Midlands are bringing the unit back to life. I was […]
Read More Swift and Bold: The reenactors of the 5/60th RiflesIn this video I give an overview of the battle of the Somme – Britain’s deadliest battle. The battle raged from July to November 1916. I’m not a Somme expert but I hope this will give you a basic understanding of why and how the battle was fought.
Read More Video: A 5 minute history of the battle of the SommeThis video looks at the battlefields of the Coastal column during the British invasion of Zululand. Nyezane, Eshowe and Gingindlovu are little known battles but fascinating and well worth a visit.
Read More Video: A tour of the AZW battlefields of Nyezane, Gingindlovu and EshoweIn the latest of my battlefield tour videos I take you for a walk around Rorke’s Drift and try to explain a little of the history.
Read More Rorke’s Drift: A video tour of the battlefieldIn this video Christian Parkinson gives a tour of the battlefield at Isandlwana, site of one of the British army’s worst and most well known defeats.
Read More The battlefield of Isandlwana: A video tour