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Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part Two

14th January 2019 Tom Pudding 4389 Comments

In my introductory article we saw that by the beginning of the 19th century the flintlock was firmly established as the state-of-the-art means of ignition in military and sporting firearms. In this article, we will [more…]

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A Bear’s Diary – Part 5

13th January 2019 Tachybaptus 3753 Comments

January 19th, 1809. Our return to Lisbon will not be like our march north. Then we were travelling with an army in good order on broad roads through a populated area near the coast. Now [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – 1968

11th January 2019 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3285 Comments

Featured song: The Bee Gees – Words 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 it. [more…]

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The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon

8th January 2019 Going Postal 3722 Comments

I was musing on the small pleasures in life this morning: hot, clean water on a cold day; the scent of flowers that catches you unawares when walking through a dormant winter’s garden; the taste [more…]

19th Century

Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part One

7th January 2019 Tom Pudding 3773 Comments

Some weeks ago, and quite by chance, a friend offered to sell me a rare mid-19th century rifle, the design of which I had long found to be of interest. Although I was not at [more…]

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A Bear’s Diary – Part 4

6th January 2019 Tachybaptus 3443 Comments

September 19th, 1808, Lisbon. We are in port at last, and I am glad to have my paws on the ground. It was a difficult passage out of the Channel, and we had to tack [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – 1967

4th January 2019 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3431 Comments

Featured song: The Monkees – I’m a Believer 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…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 3

30th December 2018 Tachybaptus 1920 Comments

June 12th, 1808. I take up my pen again in London, where Jem and I have arrived after our hasty departure from Cambridge. It is quite understandable that Jem, unpaid by his lordship for more [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – 1966

28th December 2018 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3644 Comments

Featured song: The beach Boys – Good Vibrations 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…]

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