Doing history: A historian in the Round Tower

Historian feature

By Michael McLaughlin, published 1st May 2026

In this article Michael McLaughlin explains how he felt quite intimidated initially at the prospect of visiting the Royal Archives in the ‘fortress’ of Windsor Castle. However his research there proved to be both enjoyable
and productive, as he discovered fascinating insights into the royal visit to Plymouth at the height of the Blitz in 1941...

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