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19th Century
Britain’s Forgotten Railways – The Stainmore Railway – part 1
My grandfather spent his working life as a fireman on the railways and my father, having grown up living next to a busy railway line, was a big railway enthusiast so it’s perhaps not surprising [more…]
17th Century
Book Review: The Noble Revolt by John Adamson
So, you know all about the causes of and lead up to the English Civil War? John Pym was leader of the Parliamentarian party, it was all about taxation or religious tolerance… Everyone knows that, [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music Albums – 1994
A History of Pop Music Albums – 1994 Featured Album: Definitely Maybe This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to 1999. Just cannot go on that much longer with the drivel [more…]
20th Century
Exocet – the missile that almost cost Britain the Falklands War
Exocet is the French word for a flying fish. It is also an anti-shipping missile that can be launched from submarines, surface ships, helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. The Exocet designed and built by Aerospatiale [more…]
History
A Dutch Uncle’s Advice to the Race Warriors
Wikipedia describes a Dutch Uncle as follows: Dutch uncle is an informal term for a person who issues frank, harsh or severe comments and criticism to educate, encourage or admonish someone. Thus, a “Dutch uncle” [more…]
19th Century
Boldly goings on at the Frontier
It is curious how the very phrase “North West Frontier” continues to resonate, even in these post-imperial times. That particular frontier, which ran for 1000 miles in between what is now Pakistan & Afghanistan was [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music Albums – 1993
A History of Pop Music Albums – 1993 Featured Album: R.E.M – Automatic For The People This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to 1999. Just cannot go on that much [more…]
20th Century
The Windsors & Jimmy Donahue
The story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor is one of the most romantic of all time: Edward VIII abdicated his throne and gave up an empire so that he could marry the woman [more…]