Dave is a historian with many years experience, teaching and lecturing in European History. He currently works as a Freelance Lecturer and also as an Educational Consultant. For the 11 years prior to 2016, he was Headmaster of an 11-18 high school in the West Midlands. His work was featured in the British Parliamentary Review of Education of that year. Since 2016, he has devoted his time mainly to his historical interests and lectures to a range of associations and societies. For example he has recently completed a series of lectures for a branch of the Arts Society.

Throughout his career, whatever his audience, Dave has always attempted to engage and inspire. He believes History, like life itself, is full of drama. His talks are designed to be informative and authoritative, but also user-friendly and engaging. Dave’s enthusiasm for his subject has often been described as infectious.

Talk 1 Sweden - the rise and fall of a Titan!

Talk 2 Denmark – a land of myth, legend, Royalty and hygge!

Talk 3 The Vikings – an epic saga of adventure, exploration, conquest and culture!

Talk 4 Twilight of the Vikings and the forging of England!

Talk 5 Peter the Great, the foundation of St Petersburg and the majestic Peterhof Palace.

Talk 6 Catherine the Great and the ‘golden age’ of the Russian Empire.

Talk 7 The Russian Revolution (part1) – twilight of the Romanovs.

Talk 8 The Russian Revolution (part 2)– decline and fall of the Romanovs.

talk 9 Joan of Arc: an icon, a legend and a symbol of national unity in France. But was she a saint or a sinner?

Talk 10 Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette. Were they tragic victims of the French revolution - or was their fate just retribution?

Talk 11 The Normans – the power and the glory!

Talk 12 Napoleon Bonaparte- man of destiny or dictatorial warmonger? Has there ever been a more divisive figure in European history?

Talk 13 Cleopatra – the last pharaoh of Egypt – femme fatale or great queen?

Talk 14 Lord Nelson, Lady Hamilton and the affair which scandalized Britain. The hero and the vamp?

Talk 15 Mary, Queen of Scots.An epic life, but was the real Mary a traitor, a murderer or a martyr?

Talk 16 A colossus amongst men. Discover how ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ became one of the true legends of the twentieth century.

Talk 17 St George, the patron saint of England – man/myth/dragonslayer? The truth behind the legend!

Talk 18 Elizabeth II – Britain’s longest reigning monarch.

I began cruise lecturing in 2017 and from then, until the lockdown in 2020; and again from 2021 onwards, I have worked extensively for Cunard, P&O, MSC and for the now defunct CMV. I deliver suites of talks on icons from European History which I entitle 'The Good, the bad and the tragic'. I have completed numerous Baltic; Mediterranean; Canaries;Transatlantic; Middle Eastern; and re-positioning cruises.