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Monthly Archives: October 2017
Crows, Ravens & Halloween
Over the years, I have written quite a few posts on Halloween related subjects such as Halloweens of past and present (updated) Top 10 Haunted places in the U.K. the fearful Spring Heeled Jack who wrought terror in mostly distant times and … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, Life, Religion and Faith
Tagged Corvus, Crows, Faith, halloween, Legends, Myths, Ravens, Stonehenge, Tower of London
3 Comments
The Death of Stalin – Movie Review
Dear Comrades, it gives me great pleasure, indeed it is behoven on me to introduce to you one of the great cinematic treasures of 2017, The Death of Stalin. As the Presidium is no doubt aware (for they have eyes … Continue reading
Posted in Funny & Humour, history, Life, Movies and Films
Tagged Comedy, Films, Jason Isaacs, Movie Review, movies, Russia, Simon Russell Beale, Stalin, The Death Of Stalin
6 Comments
Weird Street Names of London
One of the things that I come across when I do my tours in London and indeed everywhere else in the U.K. is some of the unusual names that can be found either of settlement names or street names. London … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Britannia, history, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Bleeding Heart Yard, Cock Fighting, Fleet Street, Houndsditch, London, Pubs, Pudding Lane, Rotten Row, Streets, The Monument
14 Comments
Jeremy Bentham, his life, his work and his head!
Jeremthy Bentham is a famous 18th and 19th century political philospher. Unlike many before and since, you can actually visit Jeremy today as he had himself preserved so he could be wheeled out at dinner parties in case his friends … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London, Politics
Tagged Animal Rights, Equality, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Liberal, Mummification, UCL, University College London, Utilitarianism
10 Comments
Women and The Great War
When we think of The Great War, the role of women is an often forgotten element in comparison to the famous battlefields around the world. However as the German leadership quickly stated, WW1 was a total war that required the … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, WW1
Tagged Canary Girls, Edith Cavell, Land Girls, Lest We Forget, The Great War, Vera Brittain, Women in War, World War 1, WW1
5 Comments
The 30th Anniversary of The Great Storm of 1987
Anyone who lived through The Great Storm of 1987 isn’t likely to forget it in a hurry. It was almost a generation-defining moment the night when ships ran aground, London endured its first blackout since the Blitz, 18 people died … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, News
Tagged Hurricane 1987, Michael Fish, national trust, Nature, Sevenoaks, Storms, The Great Storm, Weather, Wind, Woods
4 Comments
Goodbye Christopher Robin Film Review
Every now and then you come across a film that you know will just turn out to be a classic even if it isn’t initially thought to be such. I am one of the few who went to see Shawshank … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, Movies and Films
Tagged AA Milne, Domhnall Gleeson, EH Shepard, Film Review, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Literature, Margot Robbie, movies, Pooh, Winnie The Pooh
10 Comments
The Americans Are Coming!
When war was declared in Europe, the United States of America had no interest in joining what they labelled as the European War. American doctrine of the time was insular with regards to the old world and instead concentrated on … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics, WW1
Tagged American Preparedness Movement, Lest We Forget, RMS Lusitania, Royal Navy, war, Woodrow Wilson, WW1
7 Comments
Did Babylonians Beat The Greeks To Trigonometry?
We’re all used to learning that it was the Ancient Greeks who invented (or inflicted for those of us who hate Maths) Trigonometry but recent evidence suggests that they may have been beaten to it those canny Babylonians. A 3,700-year-old clay … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, history, Life, News, Science and Engineering
Tagged Ancient Greece, Archeology, Babylon, Hipparchus, Mathematics, Plimpton 332, Trigonometry
5 Comments
When WW1 came to East Africa
As we approach Armistice Day, it’s become something of a blog tradition for me to write some posts related to WW1. I thought this time to pick a little bit of an unusual subject and a little discussed arena … Continue reading
Posted in history, WW1
Tagged Africa, Empire, Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson, Lake Tanganyika, Lest We Forget, Royal Navy, The African Queen, war, WW1
3 Comments