HistoryYou are in: Beds Herts and Bucks > History  It was one of the best kept wartime secrets - but just where was 'Somewhere in England'? Discover more about the three counties fascinating history with our selection of feature articles. Find out more about Beds, Herts and Bucks history by visiting some of the counties history organisations. Tracing your family history can be an exciting and rewarding experience. Tour Beds, Herts and Bucks and see our famous wordsmiths. How the people of Beds, Herts and Bucks were involved in the Second World War. Find out more about the myths, legends and tales of old in Beds, Herts and Bucks. Find out more about historical crimes that have taken place in Beds, Herts and Bucks.  The oldest original working computer in the U.K. is being restored to its former glory at Bletchley.  Codebreaker Captain Jerry Roberts tells us the importance of Turing and why he deserves an honour.  The Museum of London is looking for a family in Bucks who could have some very important information  Hertfordshire sees its history come back to life in two DVDs from the East Anglian Film Archive.  What role did Bedfordshire play in one of the most important periods of Henry VIII's reign!  The codebreakers of Bletchley Park are being honoured at last. Find out more about what they did!  A former Bletchley Park Wren reveals exactly what went on at the World War II codebreaking centre.  We take a closer look at a Buckinghamshire crime that provoked speculation locally and nationally.  They were big, well sprung and built to last! Do you have a Marmet pram tucked away in your loft?  To mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War One, we remember the life of one local soldier.  Ian Pearce looks at the impact of the 1963 Beeching Report on one Bedfordshire town...  When volunteers at Twinwood Airfield began to witness strange things they called in ghost detective! There are many places in this country that have a tale about a witch and Dunstable is no exception!  Find out more about one of the stories behind Dunstable's name!  How did an 18th century paper maker help England beat Napoleon? It shouldn't have been possible! Find out more about World War II codebreaking at Bletchley Park!  Was Robert Cecil, the 1st Earl of Salisbury at Hatfield House, involved in the gunpowder plot?  Find out how a cottage in a Buckinghamshire village helped bring Paradise Lost to the world!  We discover how the Hertfordshire Archive and Local Studies centre can help trace family history.  Local historic buildings could be under threat because of a serious lack of skilled tradesmen.  The history of Vauxhall Motors in Luton is to be digitised and kept for the future.  HMS Bedfordshire became one of the many wartime casualties in the battle for the Atlantic.  From a river to the Romans .... and beyond!  A film revealing the secret barn where spies such as Violotte Szabo departed before their deaths.  History shows how this area played a key role in the slave trade and in the campaign to end it.  Links to Local History sites for Communities in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Buckinghamshire. You are in: Beds Herts and Bucks > History |
