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Monthly Archives: November 2020
The Most Powerful Women in History 10-6
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.
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
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The life and death of Doorkins Magnificat who put the Cat into Southwark Cathedral
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
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
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My WW1 history book ‘Lest We Forget’ is currently available free on Kindle by the Publishers
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
An autumnal glow from a leafy carpet
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
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The Eddystone Lighthouse – The first modern English Lighthouse
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
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All About the SBS: The Special Boat Service
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
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My second article for the Independent Newspaper
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
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Penny for the Guy and other forgotten Guy Fawkes Night traditions.
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
Posted in Culture, Heritage, history, Life
Tagged Autumn, bonfire night, fireworks, Guy Fawkes, tradition
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