Kate Werran
@kate-werran.bsky.social
I write about WW2 social history. Author of Black Yanks: Defending Leroy Henry in D-Day Britain (The History Press, 2024) and American Uprising in Second World War England: Mutiny in the Duchy (Pen & Sword, 2020). Assoc FRHistS. PhD Student at Exeter Uni.
Officially I am now Dr Werran! So proud to graduate yesterday from the University of Exeter with a PhD by Publication in History. Thank you @exeter.ac.uk; my amazing supervisors Dr Matthias Reiss and Dr Eve Worth and publishers Pen&Sword and The History Press. Can't wait to build on my work in '26!
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Officially I am now Dr Werran! So proud to graduate yesterday from the University of Exeter with a PhD by Publication in History. Thank you @exeter.ac.uk; my amazing supervisors Dr Matthias Reiss and Dr Eve Worth and publishers Pen&Sword and The History Press. Can't wait to build on my work in '26!
These US soldiers walked out of court and into jail 82 years ago today for protesting segregation in Launceston, Cornwall. An American Uprising in Second World War England explains why the verdict was censored. #onthisday; #BlackHistoryMonth; #BHM; #BlackHistoryFacts; #BlackHistory365; #history
October 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
These US soldiers walked out of court and into jail 82 years ago today for protesting segregation in Launceston, Cornwall. An American Uprising in Second World War England explains why the verdict was censored. #onthisday; #BlackHistoryMonth; #BHM; #BlackHistoryFacts; #BlackHistory365; #history
Couldn't say it better myself @joannadurrant.bsky.social!!
Such a pleasure to kick off @PompeyBookFest today - the audience was amazing, @TheDDayStory setting incredible, the organisation immaculate - we even saw sunshine! Huge thanks all round 🙏🙏and, of course, you Jo! @TheHistoryPress
Such a pleasure to kick off @PompeyBookFest today - the audience was amazing, @TheDDayStory setting incredible, the organisation immaculate - we even saw sunshine! Huge thanks all round 🙏🙏and, of course, you Jo! @TheHistoryPress
February 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Couldn't say it better myself @joannadurrant.bsky.social!!
Such a pleasure to kick off @PompeyBookFest today - the audience was amazing, @TheDDayStory setting incredible, the organisation immaculate - we even saw sunshine! Huge thanks all round 🙏🙏and, of course, you Jo! @TheHistoryPress
Such a pleasure to kick off @PompeyBookFest today - the audience was amazing, @TheDDayStory setting incredible, the organisation immaculate - we even saw sunshine! Huge thanks all round 🙏🙏and, of course, you Jo! @TheHistoryPress
Didn’t think I’d ever get to say this, but I’ll be starting 2025 as an extremely mature PhD student at the University of Exeter – and could not be more excited! Happy Christmas all!!
December 20, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Didn’t think I’d ever get to say this, but I’ll be starting 2025 as an extremely mature PhD student at the University of Exeter – and could not be more excited! Happy Christmas all!!
First load of new books has arrived to start my research on new project for The History Press. V exciting!!
November 11, 2024 at 12:21 PM
First load of new books has arrived to start my research on new project for The History Press. V exciting!!