Hello and welcome to the History & Moore website!
My name is Bethany Moore and I’m a proud History nerd! I am a military historian and battlefield tour guide, with a particular passion for the First World War and its study.
My love of history started as a child at school, and hasn’t really slowed down. I was 10 and 11 years old during the 60th anniversary’s of D-Day and VE Day, which first captured my interest in modern military history. At the age of 15, in preparation for my first First World War battlefield tour, I started reading up on the subject, and I fell down a rabbit hole that I haven’t got out of yet!
I have an academic background in military history, which has aided in my understanding of conflicts throughout history, but my strengths lie in public history and passing on stories to those new to the topic. I am a battlefield tour guide for Anglia Tours, where I am distinctly different to the majority of my colleagues, being a young woman in a mostly, but not exclusively male profession. I believe that my different perspectives and insights help me to be the best guide and historian I can be.
I am a co-founder of the Great War Group – an organisation set up with the intention of furthering study and commemoration of the First World War. I have also guest hosted and featured on the History Hack podcast, written a chapter on Matilda in Iain Dale’s ‘Kings and Queens’ book and have recently undertaken filming work for the research website, Find My Past.
Whilst my website will be mainly focused on the First World War, I will also feature posts from other conflicts as I continue to fall deeper into the world of modern military history. I am really looking forward to writing for my website, and hope you enjoy reading what I have to share!
Beth
historyandmoore.com 