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Rosie Whitehouse provides a poignant account of two young women – one of them her own mother-in-law – and their miraculous escape from the murderous authorities of Vichy France. Join her at the Chelsea History Festival.

Join Martin Plaut for the launch of his new book, Unbroken Chains: A 5,000-Year History of African Enslavement. 

Join Graeme Rigby at the Lit & Phil for the launch of his new book, Rigby’s Encyclopaedia of the Herring! 

Join the Refugee Week 2025 events committee for an inspiring event exploring how communities can be powerful forces for welcome, resilience, and change. An exhibition of Kaamil Ahmed’s photographs will explore the lives of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority in exile.

Join Beatrix Campbell and Rahila Gupta for an event to launch their new book, ‘Planet Patriarchy’, a continent-crossing panorama of women’s rights and women’s politics in the 21st century.

Join Mark Vernon for a talk on how William Blake relates to AI and the Recovery of Human Intelligence at the Glastonbury Symposium. 

Mark Vernon, author of ‘Awake!’, will be in conversation with Suzi Feay about the mysticism of William Blake. 

Sujeev Sahota talks to writer, broadcaster and Observer columnist Kenan Malik about his essential book ‘Not So Black and White’.