20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1995
Featured song: Oasis – Some Might Say This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making [more…]
20th Century
20th Century
The Mossdale Tragedy – Part One
History and Early Exploration of the Mossdale Caverns I have always been claustrophobic. Well, that’s not strictly true. I became claustrophobic when my brother locked me inside a cupboard when I was four. Why did [more…]
20th Century
Tyler Gatewood Kent
Those of you who have defied all tradition and read my ramblings about The Right Club may just remember the name Tyler Kent. He was the cipher clerk at the US Embassy who was passing [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1994
Featured song: Elton John – Circle of Life This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making [more…]
20th Century
The Right Club – Part 2
Part 1 was the background to the origins of the Right Club and introduced some of the members who via various other shady organisations eventually joined the club. The very first fascist organisation in the [more…]
15th Century
Postcard From Devon Part Three. The Killerton Estate
Sunday, our final full day in Devon, was to be centred around a visit to The Killerton Estate near Broadclyst, some 25 miles from where we were staying. I knew a little about the estate [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1993
Featured song: Pet Shop Boys – Go West This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making [more…]
20th Century
The Malayan Campaign 1941 -1942. Part Eight
The Fall of Singapore and the Bitter End Wavell left Singapore for the last time and decided to salvage what he could for the ongoing battles elsewhere. He ordered that the last of the RAF [more…]
20th Century
The Right Club – Part 1
In early April 1933 Guy Liddell of MI5 visited the Berlin Political Police to discuss intelligence co-operation with the Nazi regime and more specifically its security apparatus regarding the Communist threat. His guide was Dr [more…]