Category Archives: history

Posts predominantly history related.

My new tour – Sacred, Secret, Gardens of London

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

One of the joys of doing walking tours around London is that I often come across new areas, secret oasis almost, in the midst of one the largest and busiest cities in the world. I find that my tourists often … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Christopher Wren, churches, City of London, London, Private Tours, ruins, St Dunstan's in the East | 4 Comments

15 of the best war films of all time.

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It’s only a week now until the release of my most anticipated film of the year, Dunkirk. Despite being pivotal to the entire WW2, the brave and often selfless actions of the British Expeditionary Force and allied French and Belgian … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Movies and Films | Tagged Cinema, Dunkirk, Film, Great Escape, Lawrence of Arabia, movies, War Films, War Movies, WW2, Zulu | 3 Comments

The story of the first Black Man in the British Army

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

A few weeks in a new episode of Dr Who, there was something of a story about one of the characters in that weeks episode. It involved a platoon of Victorian British soldiers who ended up working on some alien … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, television | Tagged Africa, Battle of Ginnis, Dr Who, Durham, First Black man in the army, history, Khartoum, Life, Mahdi, Mars, Sudan | Leave a comment

The British who helped build The White House

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

In a recent interview Dr William Seale, author and historian, said that Scots in particular were sought out for the project given their expertise in stone masonry and that a group of men who had been working on Edinburgh New … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, history, Life | Tagged 1814, 4th July, Fake News, history, Independence, Independence Day, Scots, The White House, WhiteHouse | 3 Comments

The mysterious case of Lord Lucan

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It was one of the most mysterious disappearances in the modern era when Lord Richard John Bingham, Seventh Earl of Lucan seemingly vanished without trace. These days he is often mentioned in the same breath as Elvis Presley being seen … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London | Tagged Countess of Lucan, Lord Lucan, Murders, Sandra Rivett | 1 Comment

Has Trump handed over American Hegemony? Poisoning the world – the new American dream.

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It’s always been one of the themes of history that I have found most interesting; that moment when the primary power in the world sees its position usurped. History is replete with turning points where one massive power is surpassed … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, News, Opinion, Politics | Tagged China, climate change, Donald Trump, Environment, One Belt One Road, Paris Accord, President Trump, USA | 16 Comments

A brief history of Milkmen

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

If you’re anything like me then if you cast your mind back to around 7am or so then up until the late 1980’s you’d likely be very familiar with the jingle of milk bottles and the heavy clunk as they … Continue reading →