Tag Archives: England

Æthelflaed – Lady of the Mercians

Posted on October 22, 2018 by

Every now and then I like to write a post about one of the important and often overlooked women in history and British history in particular.  Sometimes they appear in the most unexpected places such as the Wrestling Mongolian Princess … Continue reading →

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Prince Eustace and Joffrey

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

Once again, much of the television watching world is gripped by the latest installments of Game of Thrones.  Not myself sadly as I don’t have access to the channel that broadcasts it in the U.K. so face another long and … Continue reading →

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From the Palace to the Jungle

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

You don’t have to have been to London to know what The Household Cavalry look like.  With their bright red uniforms, highly polish breastplates and distinctive tasseled helmets.   Their traditions date back to 1680 and are the personal mounted escort … Continue reading →

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140 London Underground Facts

Posted on January 19, 2017 by

Some people say that we are living in a post-fact world.  This epic list of facts relating to the London Underground says otherwise!  So whether you use it every day or just see it on movies, here are some facts … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Hastings and 1066

Posted on October 14, 2016 by

Today is the 950th anniversary of one of the most pivotal battles in history.  Perhaps only the Battle of Manzikert in 1071AD which saw the collapse of the Byzantine Empire and the gradual Turkification of Anatolia can rival it for … Continue reading →

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A small step for man – A giant leap for my company, Ye Olde England Tours

Posted on September 11, 2016 by

It is now almost 3 years I started Ye Olde England Tours with the aim of providing a professional, friendly and totally personalised series of tours.  Originally there were just 5 tours to choose from and now have 39 (with … Continue reading →

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Jo Cox, Brexit & Haters – Oh My!

Posted on June 27, 2016 by

This is an unusual post, but then it has been an unusual week.  They say that a week is a long time in politics but recently event hours have been a long time in Politics.   I haven’t been able … Continue reading →

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More photos from the old and the new

Posted on June 17, 2016 by

Today I finish my series of three posts looking at how particular locations have changed in appearance between some old photos that I found and which date from the 1880’s and 1890’s and how they look today using Google Steet … Continue reading →

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The more things change – Photos of then and now

Posted on June 8, 2016 by

Following from my popular post earlier in the week  Then and now – How sights have changed in 130 years I have collated some more of the old colour photographs from the 1890s cataloging interesting sights around England and then using … Continue reading →

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Then and now – How sights have changed in 130 years

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

Last week the Daily Telegraph newspaper printed some old photos from across England and taken in the 1890’s but rare because they were in colour. The photos were created using the Photochrom technique pioneered by Photoglob Zürich AG, which sees … Continue reading →

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