A recent visit to Aberdeen to see the memorial to the Piper Alpha disaster here at Hazlehead Park. #memorial #piperalpha #aberdeen #scotland #oilrig #disaster #monument #history youtu.be/4iKtQMniXdc

My lastest episode of History Bites is at the grave of Titanic quartermaster Robert Hitchens on the anniversary of the sinking. #titanic #aberdeen #shipwreck #history #anniversary #cemetery #grave www.youtube.com/shorts/sdSLb...

A delightful tour of one of the Queens of the sea. Thanks Richard - I’m fascinated with these historic ships. @wreckmasterjay #museums #museumfromhome #maritime #historicships mainlymuseums.com/post/1089/qu...

Great work remembering those who lost their lives.

Finally got all my #books together for the obligatory photograph of the front covers, also took a few pics of specific genres should anybody be interested. 29 books in total with genres on - #Shipwrecks #Titanic #Yorkshire History #Bridlington #History #Railway #disasters

The latest episode of #History Bites looks at the war memorial at #EdinburghWaverley railway station. So many names it is hard to imaging them all being stood in front of you. #scottishhistory #scotland #warmemorial @britwarmemorial.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/Zmef3...

Today is publishing day! Titanic - The Movie Ships is out now and can be purchased either from myself direct or via this link. Please do leave a review of my books if you can it is really appreciated. #titanic #movieships #rmstitanic #QueenMary #raisethetitanic www.amazon.co.uk/Titanic-Movi...

It is always great to see my latest history page in the Bridlington Echo, this December's edition talks about William Becker and the 1917 Halifax explosion. #bridlingtonecho #halifaxexplosion1917 #bridlington #albertmedal #hero #author #blueplaque #history #ssmontblanc #halifax #newspaper

Thrilled to get my proof copy of Titanic - The Movie Ships through the post today! #titanic #movieships #history #maritimehistory #ships #liners #raisethetitanic #athinai #asturias #rmsqueenmary #caparcona #anighttoremember #sostitanic #shipwrecks #historical #author #research

Who was Norman Fowler? This is my mission at the moment to find out more about a young man who died on board a raft in the Atlantic after initially surviving the sinking of his ship, the Lulworth Hill. #sslulworthhill #normanfowler #shipwreck #merchantnavy #bridlington #eastyorkshire #survival

This December's edition of Ships Monthly has three parts dedicated to the #Titanic, one of which was written by myself talking about the ships of the Titanic story, a combination of 1912 and modern day vessels that have been instrumental in the history of this tragic yet iconic #liner.

The front cover for the upcoming book on the ships used in the Titanic movies has been released today. Official publishing date is 1 December 2025. #titanic #movieships #rmstitanic #history #maritimehistory #oceanliner #author #books #publishing #historical #maritime #research #anighttoremember

A new article in my blog the firefighters of the Portsmouth blitz, one particular man who I obtained photographs of thanks to his relative getting in touch. #ww2 #blitz #portsmouth #airraid #firefighters #hampshire #firebrigade #HMSVernon #history disasters-shipwrecks.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

Today marks 100 years since the loss of the #M1, during a routine training exercise in the English Channel, when the Swedish ship #Vidar collided with her while submerged and sank with all 69 crew. #royalnavy #submarine #remembrance #lestweforget #navalhistory #maritimehistory #shipwreck

My latest episode of History Bites is in Dundee where HMS Unicorn rests alongside her jetty. #hmsunicorn #history #museumships #navalhistory #maritimehistory www.youtube.com/shorts/8bQri...

My latest article on Mainly Museums talks about the Yorkshire Wolds Railway highlighting the remarkable work the volunteers here do to preserve our railway heritage. #yorkshirewoldsrailway #railway #heritage #yorkshire #ywr #railwayhistory #volunteers #trains mainlymuseums.com/post/1397/th...

Well the books are finally here! After several years of working hard I can now finally announce the release of my 28th book, Paragon ’27 – The Hull Rail Disaster. #hullparagon #paragon27 #author #publishing #history #books #railcrash #raildisaster #railwayhistory #Hull #yorkshire

After much hard work and arguing with Amazon, from today you can buy The Burton Agnes Disaster in paperback, hardback and Kindle! #burtonagnes #eastyorkshire #history #pows #railway #railwayhistory #disaster #yorkshire #traincrash #tragedy #northernrailway www.amazon.co.uk/Burton-Agnes...

Another 25 year anniversary, this time for a rail crash that simply should not have been allowed to happen. A broken rail brought train off the tracks at Hatfield in Hertfordshire. #Hatfieldrailcrash #hatfield #raildisaster #remembering #anniversary #railwayhistory

Today after several years of hard work I can now announce that the release date for Paragon '27 - The Hull Rail Disaster is going to be 3 November 2025. #paragon27 #hullrailcrash #hull #hullparagon #withernsea #history #disasters #railcrash #traincrash #railways #eastyorkshire

A visit to the ruins of the palace at #Dunfermline and the abbey. #scotland #scottish #heritage #historicscotland #abbey #palace #buildings #ruins #history #scottishhistory #exploring www.youtube.com/shorts/kUtd5...

Can it really be twenty-five years ago since the news broke about a terrorist attack on a United States Navy warship? #usnavy #usscole #cole #terroristattack #remembrance #unitedstatesnavy #lestweforget #yemen #defiance #anniversary #navalhistory #maritimehistory #warship

October's edition of the Bridlington Echo has my article on the history of the warship named after the town. #bridlingtonecho #bridlington #hmsbridlington #royalnavy #minesweeper #history #writing #newspaper #ww2 #wartime #affiliation #navalhistory #maritimehistory

Final push for any information on the story of the SS Lulworth Hill and the rescue by HMS Rapid of the two survivors. Please message or email if you can help in any way. #navalhistory #maritimehistory #lulworthhill #ww2 #rescue #hmsrapid #leonardodavinci #georgemedal #writing

Very pleased to announce that I will be featured in October's edition of Ships Monthly where I have written about five shipwrecks of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. #shipsmonthly #shipwrecks #royalnavy #hmshood #hmsarkroyal #hmsbarham #hmsprinceofwales #hmsroyaloak #ww2 #magazine

My 27th book released today! The Titanic Fleet tells you the story of the ships involved in the story of the Titanic in 1912. #rmstitanic #titanic #amberley #olympic #britannic #whitestarline #cunardline #liners #ships #maritimehistory #history #richardmjones #author #releaseday

Another day, another two talks...... starting with my very popular #Shipwrecks of the #RoyalNavy for Gosport Heritage Open Days, then in the later afternoon I entertained the residents of a c care home with the history of #Pirates

Episode 82 of History Bites is at the site of the 1915 rail disaster at Quintinshill that killed over 200 people, most of the soldiers heading to the trenches. #quintinshill #gretnagreen #railcrash #railwayhistory #wwi #tragedy #history #memorial #plaque youtube.com/shorts/ymyDf...

Today I will be at Gosport Museum doing two talks for #GosportHeritageOpenDays. At 1230 I will be hosting Against All Odds, missions by the #RoyalNavy that really should not not have worked......but they did! One of these was what happened to HMS #Campbeltown. #ww2 #gosport #museum

No idea why the delay but now the book is available to buy as from yesterday. Don't forget there is a launch event where I will speak about the two books on 17th September. #titanic #book #author #shipwreck #wreck @whoi.edu @nautilusint.org @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @thebookshop1933.bsky.social

Captain Scott's ship #Discovery in her birthplace of #Dundee. A beautiful piece of #maritimehistory here in Episode 81 of History Bites. youtu.be/bN6CylkAE9I

Really looking forward to Gosport Heritage Open Days, doing 5 talks in three days followed by a book launch so not a bad week! #ghods #gosportheritageopendays #gosport #hampshire #freeevents #history #titanic #royalnavy #shipwrecks #hovercraft #alverbank #gosportmuseum #gosporthub #heritage

After a lot of research and many hours of hard work I am very pleased to launch TWO books on the Titanic to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the wreck. #booklaunch #titanic #history #dives #discovery #anniversary #rmstitanic #shipwrecks #author #writing #TitanicFleet #books

No sooner has one project ended then another one begins. I am now researching the air disasters of Great Britain that in many ways have been very much forgotten. If you can help in any way then please get in touch #airdisasters #aircrash #author #research #history #disasters

An image from Dundee when I paid a visit to HMS Unicorn, a warship built in Chatham in 1824 and which was brought here in the 1870s to be used as a training ship. #dundee #scotland #historic #museumship #navalhistory #hmsunicorn #unicorn #warship #museum

Share with all those who love learning about the Titanic, for I have TWO books about to be released in time for the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the wreck. #author #research #titanic #books #launch #release #history #penandsword #amberley #publishing #rmstitanic

Another project completed, Yorkshire Railway Disasters was launched at the Yorkshire Wolds Railway and I would like to say a huge thanks to Katy and her team for making this happen. #yorkshirewoldsrailway #yorkshire #railway #disasters #book #launch #richardmjones #disasters #memorials #history

Out today! Yorkshire Rail Disasters is my 25th book and published by Amberley at £15.99 or for a few pounds extra can sign and mail one. The official launch is on Sunday 17th at the Yorkshire Wolds Railway #railway #disasters #book #amberley #yorkshire #releaseday #tragedies #author #richardmjones

I follow #history and #historians on here.... so why is my newsfeed full of American politics?? The more I post the less interaction I am getting. Hardly worth me posting if this is all that I'm getting.

On this day 397 years ago the Swedish warship #Vasa sank on her maiden voyage in #Stockholm harbour. The wreck today is in a museum after being recovered along with all her amazing artefacts in the 1950s, I had the opportunity to visit her on two occasions in 2018 and 2019. #vasamuseet #shipwreck

A book I read on holiday and really enjoyed was This Fouled Anchor by Francis Woods, a novel about a fictional Type 42 destroyer in the Royal Navy that ends up being at the centre of a mutiny in the 1980s. #royalnavy #type42 #destroyer #fiction #author #thisfouledanchor #military #mutiny

Some interesting images on the #Nagasaki atomic bombing which took place on this day 80 years ago. Graham Lovegrove paid a visit to the aircraft that delivered the fatal load. #atomicbomb #anniversary disasters-shipwrecks.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

Yet another awesome event, this time the Lee Literary Festival hosted by @thebookshop1933.bsky.social where my wife displayed the work she has helped authors create and that includes me #leeonthesolent #f4 #falklands #falklands1982 #hmsfearless #royalnavy #lostatsea #books #literaryfestival2025

Well today was fantastic! A talk (or three) at the top of Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth where the view was as incredible as the staff that were there. #spinnakertower #hampshire #portsmouth #shipwrecks #solent #richardmjones #talks #author #books #royalnavy #museums #view

Join me today at the very top of #SpinnakerTower in #Portsmouth where I will tell tales of shipwrecks and sea collisions in the Solent area. #shipwrecks #solent #events #hampshire #author #richardmjones

Yesterday my uncle Ron came over for a cup of tea and a chat and a gift of this picture titled "Queens of the Atlantic" shows (clockwise from top left) #QueenElizabeth2, #QueenElizabeth, #QueenMary, #QueenMary2 #cunard #liners #queens #maritimehistory #southampton #painting

Really pleased to announce the release on 15th August of my 25th book Yorkshire Railway Disasters, published by #Amberley publishing. #railways #disasters #yorkshire #tragedies #book #author #publishing #release #hull #bridlington #scarborough #leeds #greatheck #railcrash #raildisaster

Another episode of #HistoryBites goes to the @TwyfordWater museum. Check out my photos from earlier, fascinating place! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjAW...

A visit to the Twyford Water Works, a museum of industry showing many aspects of how this infrastructure served the local area. #twyford #museum #industry #hampshire #steampower #boilers #limekilns #waterworks #industrial #history #historical #restoration #volunteers #passion #industrialrevolution

The Sherlock Holmes Museum, Baker Street, London, June 2025 #sherlockholmes #221bbakerstreet #museum #london #conandoyle #sherlock #bakerstreet #detective #novels