20th Century
The Desert War – October 1941
We reach October 80 years ago and it is still fairly quiet on the ground in North Africa but the Royal Navy is still busy. The big news this month is that there is a [more…]
History
Economics
Corruption of the currency and decivilization, part 1
The rise and fall of the Roman Empire is arguably one the most studied, written about and theorized over subjects in academia, with fiery debates raging for hundreds of years among historians, sociologists and political [more…]
20th Century
Mystery Album, Part Seven
In part four of Mystery Album, I speculated that the above photograph (taken by our mystery family aboard the wherry Palace) was of a Norfolk Broads maltings. Judging by the order of the photos, it [more…]
20th Century
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Sixteen – 10CC
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Sixteen – 10cc If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from [more…]
20th Century
Postcard From Summer 1954, Part One – Bournemouth
In 1954, the Manchester Evening News launched a “Special Investigation” and tasked my uncle, John Alldridge, with answering the question – Holidaymakers, do you get value for your MONEY? What follows is his report on [more…]
20th Century
Mystery Album, Part Six
Last week we took an interest in the Merriment, a Norfolk Broads tourist wherry. The year was 1919, the month August. Its passengers were the young grandparents of a Mr Rob Bruce into whose possession [more…]
20th Century
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fifteen – Slade
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fifteen – Slade If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from [more…]
20th Century
Book Review: “We Defended Normandy” by Lt Gen Hans Speidel, 1951
Could War In Europe Have Ended in 1944? Was Montgomery right ? Americans said “No”, now Speidel says “Yes” “We Defended Normandy” by Lt-Gen Hans Speidel (Herbert Jenkins, 12. 6d.), 1951 Book review by [more…]
20th Century
Mystery Album, Part Five
Last time, our well-travelled Mystery Album photographers took us to South Walsham on a Norfolk Broads wherry holiday. We were left tied up at the present day mooring of Lord Fairford. Since then, the ladies [more…]