I write about WW2 social history. Author of Black Yanks: Defending Leroy Henry in D-Day Britain (The History Press, 2024) and American Uprising in Second World War England: Mutiny in the Duchy (Pen & Sword, 2020). Assoc FRHistS. PhD Student at Exeter Uni.
Kate Werran
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Fabulous afternoon Jo - thanks so much to you and the amazing Museum in the Park 🙏🙏
What a privilege for me to visit Sturminster Newton Literary Festival yesterday. Fantastic audience, fantastic Jo Durrant interview and fantastic local leads from the floor - that I look forward to following up to shed more light on the African American experience in Second World War Britain.
I will be at Sturminster Newton on 14 June talking about the death sentence given to an African American G.I. in WW2 for a rape he did not commit - and the British campaign that set him free. I will be in conversation with the wonderful Jo Durrant - and we'd love to see you there. Doors open at 4pm.
I will be speaking at Sturminster Newton tomorrow about my book Black Yanks: Defending Leroy Henry in D-Day Britain. I'll be interviewed by the amazing @jodurrant.co.uk - we start at 4pm at The Exchange and would love to see you!
...and the audience made some wonderful contributions. Thank you @jodurrant.co.uk - it was fantastic to engage with such an interested and interesting audience. I loved it. And the Museum in the Park is a gem!
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🎤 My June events:
🧮 Weds 3rd: Prof Ian Stewart at Cheltenham Science Fest
⛪️ Sat 13th: Luke Sherlock at Museum
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📗 Sun 14th: @kate-werran.bsky.social at Sturminster Newton Lit Fest
✨ Sat 27th: Starchild with Dame Dr Maggie Aderin for @rossiterbooks.bsky.social
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🎤 We’ve had 3 brilliant events in the new series of events at the Museum in the Park including last time with @kate-werran.bsky.social
Next: On Sat 13th June Luke Sherlock will be talking to me about ‘Forgotten Churches’ - only a handful of tickets left!
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Kate Werran
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Jo Durrant
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🎤 This afternoon I had the pleasure of being in conversation at Sturminster Literary Festival with @kate-werran.bsky.social about her book ‘Black Yanks: Defending Leroy Henry in D-Day Britain’. We had a great turn out & the sun shone again ☀️
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🎤 We have 5 more events in the 2026 Our Beautiful Universe series of in conversations at Museum in the Park:
📗 23/05: @kate-werran.bsky.social
⛪️ 13/06: Luke Sherlock
🐱 04/07: Charlie Creed
🏰 01/08: Phil Downing of @harvingtonhall.bsky.social
👑 29/08: @anniegarthwaite.bsky.social
🎤 Yesterday afternoon was the next in my series of in conversation events at the Museum in the Park & I had a brilliant time talking to @kate-werran.bsky.social about a little known story from D-Day Britain about Leroy Henry. We had a great turn out on a sunny day ☀️
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