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20th Century

South American Journey, Part Four

18th August 2023 Going Postal 0

More writings by uncle, John Alldridge. This time he is reporting from South America in 1960 for the Birmingham Evening Mail – Jerry F Caution: This article contains descriptions which some may find upsetting – [more…]

13th Century

Magna Carta – Did She Die in Vain?

17th August 2023 Going Postal 0

Translation of the full text of the original 1215 edition of Magna Carta from Latin into modern day English. Which clauses were later omitted and which are still valid today? Notes on the English translation [more…]

19th Century

Intrigue at The Parsonage

16th August 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

This humble author takes no pleasure in relating to Puffins the following tragic tale from the history of his own Debatable Lands, unearthed while researching his family tree. In the never-ending side-shifting quicksands of genealogical [more…]

21st Century

Maandamano II: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

16th August 2023 Going Postal 0

11 August 2023 The last month or so has been dramatic in the non-existent Kenyan corridors of power because of the controversial Finance Act, 2023. It is not only one of the first major laws [more…]

20th Century

The USA’s gradual slide into WW2

13th August 2023 well_chuffed 0

Conventional wisdom has it that prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour the USA was sitting pretty and ignoring what was going on in the world. To an isolationist American public this was exactly [more…]

20th Century

North Wales Holiday – 1932

12th August 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

In the summer of 1932, my grandfather and his pregnant wife set off in a motorcycle and sidecar for a motoring tour of North Wales. In our last episode we recalled their stop in Liverpool. [more…]

20th Century

G6E3 – Those different ones like what I like (Part 3 of 6)

11th August 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Welcome pop pickers. This is based on stuff like what I like, there will be various bands and artists to try and cheer you up and kick-start your weekend.  Hopefully for many of you, to [more…]

20th Century

South American Journey, Part Three

11th August 2023 Going Postal 0

More writings by uncle, John Alldridge. This time he is reporting from South America in 1960 for the Birmingham Evening Mail – Jerry F Over The Stone Curtain of The Andres Buenos Aires was as [more…]

19th Century

Ancient and Modern (or a Tale of Two Cartridges: 2)

9th August 2023 Tom Pudding 0

In Part One I described the processes involved in reloading the (to me at any rate) ‘modern’ .303 British cartridge, all stages of which can easily be automated. Now let’s look at what is involved [more…]

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