Rupert Matthews is a writer of non-fiction books, magazine articles and newspaper columns. Rupert has been working in publishing for over 20 years and has built up a wealth of experience and expertise that can be brought to bear on any writing or editing task you care to mention. History and the Unexplained are his specialities.
Rupert is also in demand as a speaker at dinners, lunches and other events - see the Speaking page - and as an educational historian - see the School Visits page.
You can find out more about him on www.rupertmatthews.com
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2000 by Rupert Matthews
March 19, 2012 by 2018esmeraldaarellano
2000 by Rupert Matthews
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2000 by Rupert Matthews
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The vessel began her maiden voyage from Southampton, bound for New York City on 10 April 1912, with Captain Edward J. Smith in command. As Titanic ... (read more)
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Titanic's sea trials began at 6 am on Monday, 2 April, shortly after she was fitted out at Harland & Wolff shipyard, and just eight days ... (read more)
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The ship's eight-member orchestra travelled as second-class passengers, and were not on the payroll of the White Star Line. Until the night of sinking, the orchestra ... (read more)
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The role of the SS Californian and her captain, Stanley Lord, has always been controversial. During the day before the sinking, the Californian sighted several ice ... (read more)
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Photographed from the SS Carpathia, this lifeboat from the Titanic is about to be picked up. This is a collapsible boat, probably B and so was ... (read more)
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The first of many illustrations of the Titanic sinking. This newspaper illustration was completed from the first, incomplete radio messages and is incorrect in a number ... (read more)
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The Titanic (right) and Olympic in Belfast. On 6 march 1912, the Olympic was brought in for minor repairs after one of her propellers got bent. ... (read more)
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The sister ships on the slipways in Belfast some weeks before the launching of Titanic (right). (read more)
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A few days after the Titanic sank this iceberg was sighted near the scene of the disaster. It had a streak of red paint - identical ... (read more)
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The Cunard liner SS Carpathia rescued the survivors from the Titanic, then turned for New York to land the suvivors before continuing on her own voyage ... (read more)
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So great was the prestige of the Titanic that many of the companies that provided supplies to the ship advertised their links. Here the soap company ... (read more)
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Titanic left Southampton on 10 April 1912. She was heading for New York by way of Cherbourg and Queenstown. It was her maiden voyage. (read more)
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As Titanic was leaving Southampton on her maiden voyage she had to steam through a narrow channel in the Solent. This was made narrower still by ... (read more)
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Captain Smith was the most senior and experienced commanders in the White Star Line. His skills were widely known and respected in nautical circles. He has ... (read more)
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Many giving evidence to the inquiry after the sinking of the Titanic put the blame on the rudder, which was of an old fashioned design and ... (read more)
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New of the Titanic disaster first reached the outside world by means of radio distress signals sent from the Titanic and forwarded on by other ships. ... (read more)
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Clifford’s Tower is the site of the castle keep to which the Jews fled during the riots of 1190, and where they perished. The original keep ... (read more)
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The more active phantom at the hotel is to be found in the cellar. This is the ghost of a cleaner woman who dates back to ... (read more)
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The more active phantom at the hotel is to be found in the cellar. This is the ghost of a cleaner woman who dates back to ... (read more)
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I got this picture to show a passenger train out of Paddington heading to Newbury. I was in Berkshire doing research for my book Lost Railways ... (read more)
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This map shows the route of the branch line to Farringdon, now closed. I was in Berkshire doing research for my book Lost Railways of Berkshire. ... (read more)
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Ealswith was the original locomotive to run on the Lambourn Valley Railway, later a branch line of the GWR. The line ran from Lambourn to Newbury. ... (read more)
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The village of Lambourn in Berkshire once had its very own railway line running from the village to the GWR mainline at Newbury. It began as ... (read more)
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The Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway (DNSR) was built to link those towns with its northern terminus here at Didcot. The line was closed in the ... (read more)
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This station was in 1940 the junction for the GWR main line and the branch to Cholsey. The branch line was closed in the 1960s, but ... (read more)
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