Category Archives: history

Posts predominantly history related.

Quotable Tennyson

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Last week I posted on the birthday of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It is little known but this Poet Laureate is actually the ninth most quoted literary figure. Whilst not in the same league as Shakespeare or perhaps as entertaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, history, Life, Popular Culture, writing | Tagged Alfred Tennyson, Better to have loved and lost, Charge of The Light Brigade, Literature, Lord Tennyson, Poetry, Quotes | 2 Comments

Remembering Alfred, Lord Tennyson on bis birthday

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

This morning as I write this, or yesterday when this is posted, I was giving an all day tour to a family from New York and we went inside the incredible Westminster Abbey. As we were there 15 minutes before … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history | Tagged Alfred Tennyson, Literature, Lord Tennyson, Poetry, Poets Corner, Victorian, Westminster Abbey | 5 Comments

Remembering a local disaster – The 75th anniversary of the Sandringham Road V1 attack, Watford.

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

To commemorate the 75th year anniversary of the 37 people killed in Sandringham Road by a German bomb during World War Two, Watford Borough Council is hosting a service of remembrance at North Watford Cemetery for those who died in … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, News, WW2 | Tagged Memorials, The Blitz, V1 Rocket, war, Watford, WW2 | 1 Comment

The West Brompton Time Machine in the heart of London

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

You can find most things in London but it might not be your first guess as to be the location of what is currently thought to be the most likely candidate for a Time-Machine in the world, if such a … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London | Tagged Egypt, Ye Olde England Tours, Victorian, Death, Dr Who, Time Travel, Hanna Courtoy, Cemetery, Brompton, Joseph Bonomi | 5 Comments

Brompton Cemetery – Part of The Magnificent Seven

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I always love visiting Brompton Cemetery which doubles up as a Royal Park. There is so much to see with the architecture, gothic style tombs and just a vast array of wildlife in this huge open space in the middle … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Religion and Faith, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Brompton Cemetery, Catacombs, Cemetery, Gothic, Graves, John Snow, Royal Park, West Brompton | 5 Comments

The Strasbourg Dancing Plague of 1518

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

We’re fast approaching mid-summer and in the UK the next few months are marked in amongst other ways, masses of music and folk festivals with the most famous of which being Glastonbury. Well before the hundreds of thousands spent their … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Religion and Faith | Tagged Dancing, Dancing Plague, Death, Faith, Hallucinations, Plague, St Vitus, Strasbourg | 1 Comment

The Shortest War in History

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

No body wants a war, at least not many right-minded people. If there has to be a war then it is best for all involved if it is as short and painless as possible. History is full of lengthy, bloody … Continue reading →