History Street

Step back in time at History Street, where you can meet fascinating living historians, serving soldiers and people working to preserve our past.
History Street

Step back in time at History Street, where you can meet fascinating living historians, serving soldiers and people working to preserve our past.
The Chelsea Pensioner Singers

Hear the Chelsea Pensioner Singers perform live at the Chelsea History Festival.
Band of the Welsh Guards

Come and listen to the Band of the Welsh Guards as they perform live at the Chelsea History Festival.
Pace Sticking Display from the Chelsea Pensioners

Fresh from the 2023 World Championship, the Chelsea Pensioner Pace Sticking Team puts on a first-class display of this unique military sport.
New Perspectives

Discover how war and conflict can create surprising and shocking stories in these family-friendly tours.
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

Meet the incredible horses and riders of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment outside the National Army Museum.
The Battle for Basra and Its Aftermath

Twenty years on, hear from battle commanders involved in one of the British Army’s biggest war-fighting operations since the Second World War.
Reporting on Conflict

Journalists Caroline Wyatt and Jerome Starkey discuss their experience of reporting from war zones and communicating the complexity of conflict.
Joining Hands: Breaking the Enigma Code

Explore the impact of breaking the Enigma Code and the aftermath of this moment both during the Second World War and beyond.