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20th Century

“Not Yet”…George Will on Churchillian Realism

23rd March 2021 Going Postal 0

On March 5th, the conservative columnist George F. Will gave the 34th Enid and R. Crosby Kemper Lecture at the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s “Sinews of Peace” speech at Westminster College [more…]

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The Year Turns, Part 4

20th March 2021 Going Postal 0

Ēostre My earliest memories of this time of year involve decorating eggs, going to the local park, and rolling them down a hill. Well, more of a small embankment than a hill, but the thought [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1983

19th March 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: UB40 – Labour of Love This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and [more…]

20th Century

Jinnie’s Story, Chapter Ten

19th March 2021 Going Postal 0

Saturday morning was much like any morning, the girls were up fairly early, had breakfast, but instead of lectures they had arranged to go together to the University Gym Club for a session in the [more…]

20th Century

The Story of a Watch

18th March 2021 Grimy Miner 0

This is the story of a watch. A plain, simple, pocket watch. Probably bought in the early 1940’s for three Half-Crowns (7/6, or in “New Money”, 37.5p) from a Woolworth or a High Street Jewellers. [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – March 1941

17th March 2021 well_chuffed 0

Into March and while there is a bit of a lull in Libya, The Balkans start to figure large and Italian East Africa gets smaller and smaller. Let’s start with a look at Libya. The [more…]

20th Century

De Profundis or How Green Was My Valley?

15th March 2021 Tom Pudding 0

I qualified as a public health inspector (PHI) in Hull in 1968 and after a couple of years with a rural district council in South Norfolk, at the tender age of 22 I found myself [more…]

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Thucydides’ The Peloponnesian War Part 6

14th March 2021 1642again 0

The Twin Battles of Mantinea and Cynossema, and Series Conclusion In this final article of the Series, I want to discuss another of Thucydides’ apparent pairs of events – the Battles of Mantinea (late 418 [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1982

12th March 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Madness – Complete Madness This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the [more…]

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