Monthly Archives: November 2020

The Most Powerful Women in History 10-6

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve written a lot of posts about notable and less-known women in history but given the recent election results in America, I thought it would be a good time to give a low-down on some of the most powerful females … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Opinion | Tagged Borte, Empress Wu Zetian, Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Mongols, Powerful women in history, Queen Cleopatra, Women | 10 Comments

Rishi Sunak is a liar and a boring one at that.

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

It’s hard to believe but I am approaching my 10th month without any pay or government support during the Coronavirus epidemic. The government of course continue to lie and the country largely doesn’t care at all even though I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Politics | Tagged Coronavirus, Diary, ExcludedUK, Rishi Sunak, Rishi Sunak is a liar | 10 Comments

The life and death of Doorkins Magnificat who put the Cat into Southwark Cathedral

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

The week between Christmas and New years is a strange one in the U.K. so many American and other tourists arrive and forget that they are in a foreign country and that having no national holidays since the summer, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, Religion and Faith | Tagged Borough, Cathedrals, Catherine Eddowes, Southwark, Southwark Cathedral | 4 Comments

Great Crimes and Punishment 360 degree Virtual Video Tour

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

As some of you may remember, a few weeks ago I created my first 360 degree video tour which all takes place in beautiful and literary Bloomsbury in London based upon our great Bloomsbury walking tour of the district. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged 360 video tour, Jack The Ripper, Private Tours, Tours, Video Tour, Virtual Tours, Virtual Video Tour, Whitechapel | Leave a comment

My WW1 history book ‘Lest We Forget’ is currently available free on Kindle by the Publishers

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I know it’s quite a common thing for some writer to make their books available free or heavily discounted for a short period of time. It’s never something I’ve agreed with or indeed done. Whilst checking on some on something … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, writing, WW1 | Tagged books, Free, giveaway, Kindle, Lest We Forget, WW1 | 1 Comment

An autumnal glow from a leafy carpet

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

After I moved in to my old, small and rather characterful Georgian cottage, I’ve spent much of the year finding out about its various quirks and issues. Some lovely, some needing to be repaired and few that remain unaffordable to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Autumn, Colour, Coronavirus, Diary, garden, Leaves, outdoors, Social Distancing | Leave a comment

The Eddystone Lighthouse – The first modern English Lighthouse

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

There have been lighthouses of sorts for thousands of years, most notably the ancient wonder of the world at Alexandria in Egypt. Even Dover Castle is home to some tall ruins of the Roman equivalent of a lighthouse. The first modern … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged Cornwall, Eddystone Lighthouse, Eddystone Rocks, English Channel, Henry Winstanley, Lighthouse, Plymouth | Leave a comment

All About the SBS: The Special Boat Service

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

People all around the world have heard of the elite SAS and countless bad people are no longer around because of them. The SAS though are the special forces for the Army; less well known is the SBS which are … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, News, WW2 | Tagged Isle of Wight, Military, SBS, Special Boat Service | 1 Comment

My second article for the Independent Newspaper

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

A few days ago my second article for the Independent newspaper was published and I thought some of you might like to read it. It is all about the travails of being a tour guide when there are no tourists! … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News, Travel, writing, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged 360 video tour, Bloomsbury, Newspapers, The Independent, Video Tour, Virtual Tours, writing | 7 Comments

Penny for the Guy and other forgotten Guy Fawkes Night traditions.

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Before we go anywhere, have you read my old post Remember, Remember The 5th Of November which explains all the glorious goings on behind Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes Night or simple Fireworks night. If not, please do 🙂 and come … Continue reading →