Whilst writing and researching my WW1 history book, Lest We Forget, I came across a number of semi-mythical events and accounts that went from the completely unbelievable to those that actually occurred despite being hugely unlikely. There is the grim tale of the Crucified Soldier which went from being common knowledge in WW1 to increasingly… Continue reading The Angel of Mons
Month: September 2014
The mixed blessing of reviews
Are you the sort of person who likes to know the truth of what someone thinks of you? Most people do, some people don’t. I’m firmly in the latter and would entirely rather not know anyone, at any time, anywhere thinks of me unless it is 100% positive. I know it is said that it… Continue reading The mixed blessing of reviews
The Recording Angels
I was going to write today about the situation in Syria and Iraq and torment put upon the ancient local Christians there but then I thought I would write something a little more positive and what I am going to write about are the Recording Angels. Recording Angels feature in several world religions and have… Continue reading The Recording Angels
Better Together – Scottish Separatist Referendum
For everyone living in the U.K., we’ve all been aware that the big day has been approaching for years (indeed some have been waiting for it for 300 years) whilst for everyone overseas, if you didn’t know there was going to be a referendum in Scotland on thursday then you will soon. As someone born… Continue reading Better Together – Scottish Separatist Referendum
Jack The Ripper Breakthrough: Identified as Aaron Kosminski
It seems slightly unreal to be updating a historical blog post I wrote just a week ago on Jack The Ripper. Jack being the legendary serial killer in Victorian London for whom police identified over 100 suspects. However, several British newspapers have printed a story that his identity has finally been proven, again. This time… Continue reading Jack The Ripper Breakthrough: Identified as Aaron Kosminski
My life is too short for long scroll-bar selections
Do any of you remember the old fashioned telephones. I don’t mean just the ones that have a cable that connects into the wall but those with a dial on the front rather than push-buttons. I always liked those phones for some reason. Maybe it was the noises the analogue lines would make when it… Continue reading My life is too short for long scroll-bar selections
Stephen Liddell 