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19th Century

The Wrong Colour of Coffin

21st October 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Dartmoor Dartmoor is a vast, ancient landscape located in the county of Devon. Covering 20 miles by 14 miles, the 80,000 acres of extensive hilly district in the western part of the county are known [more…]

19th Century

The Big Shift: The decline of Western politics

11th September 2023 Going Postal 0

The big shift Of course, this is the Left, but also the Right, of the good old days. The days of gentlemanly conduct and of real sportsmanship during a debate. These were the days when cultivated, curious [more…]

19th Century

The Big Shift: The decline of Western politics

4th September 2023 Going Postal 0

Those of us who have read and studied political history, who have closely observed its evolution and especially those who have taken note of all the tactics and ploys used over the last couple of [more…]

19th Century

Mount Snowdon

26th August 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa in Welsh) is the highest mountain in Wales, standing at an elevation of 3,560ft above sea level. As such, it holds the title as the highest point in the British Isles [more…]

13th Century

The Lady of Shallot

20th August 2023 Going Postal 0

‘LOVE THOU THY LAND’: TENNYSON LOVE thou thy land, with love far-brought ⁠From out the storied Past, and used ⁠Within the Present, but transfused Thro’ future time by power of thought. True love turn’d round [more…]

19th Century

Intrigue at The Parsonage

16th August 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

This humble author takes no pleasure in relating to Puffins the following tragic tale from the history of his own Debatable Lands, unearthed while researching his family tree. In the never-ending side-shifting quicksands of genealogical [more…]

19th Century

Ancient and Modern (or a Tale of Two Cartridges: 2)

9th August 2023 Tom Pudding 0

In Part One I described the processes involved in reloading the (to me at any rate) ‘modern’ .303 British cartridge, all stages of which can easily be automated. Now let’s look at what is involved [more…]

19th Century

3 Grains of Death The New Opium Wars

8th August 2023 Going Postal 0

We are all aware daily of our ongoing “conflict” with our new chief “adversary” in the world, the Chinese Communist Party. Warnings about the need to increase defense spending to prepare for possible war with [more…]

19th Century

Ancient and Modern (or a Tale of Two Cartridges: 1)

2nd August 2023 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction Two questions that I am regularly asked when shooting my long-obsolete 19th century rifles at our local club range are i) how much does it cost to make one cartridge? and ii) how long [more…]

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