Talk
- 27 September 2025, 2.00pm
- National Army Museum
- £12.00
Hanna Diamond tells the story of Josephine Baker, a star of stage and screen turned wartime intelligence operative.
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Talk
- 27 September 2025, 2.00pm
- National Army Museum
- £12.00
Adam LeBor shares a powerful story of spies, fanaticism, genocide and military disaster in wartime Budapest, marking a tragic chapter in the Hungarian capital’s history.
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Tour
- 27 September 2025, 2.00pm
- Royal Hospital Chelsea
- £25.00
Tour the 330-year-old Royal Hospital Chelsea, its stories and collections with members of its iconic resident veteran community.
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Walk
- 27 September 2025, 2.00pm
- National Army Museum
- £20.00
Discover how the Tudors left a lasting legacy on Chelsea with award-winning tour guide Guy Fairbank.
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Talk
- 27 September 2025, 3.00pm
- Royal Hospital Chelsea
- £12.00
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.
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Performance
- 27 September 2025, 3.30pm
- Royal Hospital Chelsea
- Free
Enjoy a spirited performance from the Chelsea Pensioner Singers as they share joy, music and memories in their cherished home setting of the Soane Stable Yard.
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Talk
- 27 September 2025, 4.00pm
- National Army Museum
- £12.00
Prit Buttar explores the fascinating final days of the Third Reich as Stalin sought to consolidate his Soviet empire.
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Talk
- 27 September 2025, 4.00pm
- National Army Museum
- £12.00
Historian Simon Elliott offers a fascinating overview of the life and legacy of Septimius Severus, one of the greatest warrior emperors of Rome.
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Talk
- 27 September 2025, 5.00pm
- Royal Hospital Chelsea
- £12.00
Celebrated art historian Bendor Grosvenor provides a frank reassessment of British art, from the Neolithic era to the 19th century.
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Talk
- 27 September 2025, 6.30pm
- National Army Museum
- £15.00
Join Greg Jenner, host of the hit podcast ‘You’re Dead to Me’, as he talks all things history, from royals to revolutionaries, actors to activists and divas to dictators.
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Workshop
- 28 September 2025, 10.00am
- Royal Hospital Chelsea
- Free
Experience history up close with Paul Hunt’s engaging object-handling display, featuring genuine artefacts, Blitz relics and stories of wartime Chelsea.
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Open Day
- 28 September 2025, 10.00am
- Chelsea Physic Garden
- Free
Chelsea Physic Garden opens its doors free of charge during the Chelsea History Festival.
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