Author of Defying Vichy: Resistance in the Heart of South West France (The History Press, 2018) and Silent Village: The Life and Death of Oradour (The History Press, 2021), published in French as Oradour s’est tu (Flammarion, 2024).

Currently carrying out doctoral research into the French Resistance with Cardiff University.

I have spoken at various locations around the United Kingdom, including the Gloucester History Festival, and in France at the Centre de la mémoire, Oradour-sur-Glane.

I am a former secondary school teacher and have worked with schools in conjunction with History departments and Modern Languages Departments. I co-authored many educational materials including the current A level French course books for Oxford University Press.

I give talks to  groups of all sizes, including Rotary, Women’s Institute and Probus clubs.

I have taught at all levels including undergraduate and A level.