David is a retired Civil Servant and during his 35 years in the Civil Service ran many training programmes on public speaking for Government Departments and outside organisations.

David studied history for many years and since retiring in 2012 he has given numerous talks to mixed audiences in many different organisations and clubs across the UK, but now on subjects he really enjoys!

Married to Lynn they live in Belper Derbyshire and have travelled extensively across the United States visiting battlefields from the American Civil War as well as the Alamo.

David and Lynn were both members of the Towton Battlefield Society for 7 years when they lived in Yorkshire; David acted as a battlefield guide for the Society. Hence a strong interest in the Wars of the Roses.

David was also a volunteer guide at the famous Belper North Mill for a number of years illustrating Belper’s key role in the Industrial Revolution.