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Coronavirus Diary 12 – Small steps, big solutions

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

One of the things about self-isolating when you’re on your own is that there are very limited opportunities to speak and fewer still that anyone might answer back. Yesterday I went to my front door and daringly opened it. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Corvid19, Diary, ExCel, NHS, NHS Nightingale, Self isolation, Self Quarantine, Social Distancing | Leave a comment

Revealing the remains of Eanswythe – An ancient Anglo-Saxon princess and Saint.

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Exciting news has come out recently, at least exciting if ancient skeletal remains are your thing. An Anglo-Saxon princess who was one of England’s earliest Christian saints has been identified by scientists in a church in Kent. The remains have been found … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, News | Tagged #WPLongform, Anglo-Saxon, Christian, County of Kent, Eanswythe, Long reads, Princess Eanswythe, Saint Eanswythe | 9 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 7 – I may well be going mad, well more mad anyway.

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

How is everyone? We all still here? That’s good. As I thought would be the case, some old fashioned values and community spirit have been returning. I’ve been penned inside my home for a month or two really on top … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion | Tagged Boris Johnson, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Corvid19, NHS, Pandemic, Self isolation, Self Quarantine, Social Distancing, The Walking Dead | 3 Comments

The Queen homes in on being the longest serving monarch in history

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Last week Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became the fourth longest-serving monarch today, surpassing legendary Mayan ruler Pakal the Great. The Queen has surpassed K’inich Janaab Pakal who ruled the Mayan city state of Palenque for 68 years and 33 days before … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Culture, history, Life, News | Tagged Longest Monarchs, Louis XIV of France, Pakal The Great, Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Family, royalty, The Queen | 2 Comments

Top 10 worst London (and global) pandemics in history

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

The current Coronavirus is just the latest in a really long line of pandemic outbreaks with London getting more than its fair share of them as it always does for good and for bad. It isn’t much consolation as we … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, News | Tagged Asian Flu, Black Death, Coronavirus, Corvid 19, Great Plague, Pandemic, Spanish Flu, The Black Death, The Plague, Worst Pandemics | 8 Comments

The Coronavirus and me

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Like almost everyone else, I’ve been watching the Coronavirus do its stuff from the last weeks of 2019 up to the present day and even though I don’t yet have it; it has affected me quite badly. As a tour … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News, Opinion | Tagged Asthma, Coronavirus, CoronavirusUK, Corvid19, hoarders, London, Self Sacrifice, supermarkets, toilet roll | 17 Comments

Mind The Gap – Someone pushed me under a London Underground Train!

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

If not your worst nightmare, it’s probably one that ranks near the very top of the worst nightmare list but on Friday morning, I got pushed and fell down the gap between a London Underground tube train and the platform. … Continue reading →