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<strong>Plymouthhistory</strong><br />
Welcome to the first edition of the Plymouth History e-Magazine!<br />
First of all, many apologies for the long delay. Lots of minor, but troubling and time consuming<br />
technical difficulties that, hopefully, we have seen the back of. Many thanks for your patience, and<br />
for subscribing and downloading the magazine; we hope that it's worth it!<br />
We think we have assembled a formidable team of contributors for this first edition, whose<br />
knowledge is second to none and whose willingness to share that knowledge is gratefully<br />
acknowledged here.<br />
Laura Quigley is an award-winning Plymouth-based writer who writes all kinds of fiction, nonfiction,<br />
theatre and articles. This month's competition prize (see page 22) "Bloody British History<br />
Plymouth" was a best-seller, and "South West Secret Agents", telling true stories of espionage in<br />
World War 2 is due for release with the History Press in September 2014.Her next publication<br />
though is pure fiction, out in July 2014 and it's the start of a time-travelling fiction series for all<br />
ages, called “Spirit and the Magic Horsebox” (see page 41).<br />
Marc Partridge may not be a familiar name to you (yet!) but most of you would have seen or liked<br />
Marc's fantastic “Plymouth History Appreciation Society” Facebook page. Photograph rich and full<br />
of historical detail, both ancient and modern. As can be seen in this issue, Marc has a superb<br />
knowledge of crime and policing in Victorian Plymouth which we are sure you will be seeing more<br />
of in the future.<br />
Last, but far from least is Stephen Luscombe. His magnificent website at www.<br />
britishempire.co.uk is a work of epic proportions with many illustrations. With grateful thanks to<br />
Stephen, the Plymouth section of his site will be serialised in this magazine.<br />
We believe that there is a real boost in interest in the history of our great city – the individuals<br />
named above and groups and organisations such as Hidden Heritage, the SHIPS Project and The<br />
War In Plymouth Project amongst others, are testimony to that. Their willingness to engage and<br />
freely share knowledge on the various social media platforms is a much needed and welcome<br />
breath of fresh air. Perhaps, even more importantly, the sharing of that knowledge on social<br />
media is leading to huge interest from younger generations. Long may it continue!<br />
RESURGAM!<br />
Andrew Jago, Editor
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