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Tag Archives: Lawrence of Arabia
Gertrude Bell – The Ketrun – Desert Queen
From time to time, I have written about iconic and pioneering women in relative recent history, well recent by British standards 🙂 I also sometimes write about the Middle-East which is actually the one area of life that I can … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, WW1
Tagged Baghdad, Gertrude Bell, Iraq, Islam, Lawrence of Arabia, Lest We Forget, Mesapotamia, Sykes-Picot, WW1
19 Comments
15 of the best war films of all time.
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
5 Comments
WW1 Iraq & The Desert Campaigns
Last week I wrote on how it was the 100th anniversary of the death of my Great Grandfather in Iraq in WW1. In fact just last night I found a bookmark from my Great Grandmother who must have had it … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, WW1
Tagged General Allenby, history, Iraq, Israel, Lawrence of Arabia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, war, WW1
2 Comments
Charles Wells – The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo
Charles “Monte Carlo” Wells was the only son amongst 3 sibling daughters and was born into a respectable family in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire before his family moved to Marseille in France. Charles Wells certainly had an interesting life and not always … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Charles Coburn, Charles Wells, history, Lawrence of Arabia, Life, The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo
4 Comments
Lest We Forget: A Concise Companion to the First World War (my new book)
I know what you’re thinking. Stephen can’t be releasing another book. I know, I know. I’m sorry. Long-time readers will know that I spend my summers giving guided tours and during winter I spend most of my time writing and … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, writing, WW1
Tagged Armistice, Culture, Ebook, history, Kindle, Lawrence of Arabia, Lest We Forget, Life, New book launch, Non-Fiction, The Somme, Western Front, World War 1, WW1
16 Comments
In the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia
Hopefully you will have read the previous post about the classic epic movie, Lawrence of Arabia, it’s not entirely necessary but it sets this post in perspective. I came to Lawrence through the film and after watching it, you do … Continue reading
Posted in history, Travel, WW1
Tagged #WPLongform, Azraq, Bovington, castles, churches, countryside, Dorset, history, Jordan, Lawrence of Arabia, Life, Middle-East, national trust, nostalgia, outdoors, Tours, Travel, Wadi Rum, WW1
11 Comments
Lawrence of Arabia
This is the first section of a two part article about T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia. This first part will be about the better known side of Lawrence and especially the film whilst the second part will … Continue reading
Posted in history, Movies and Films, Popular Culture, WW1
Tagged Aqaba, Arabia, Desert, Egypt, film quotes, history, Jordan, Lawrence of Arabia, Long reads, Middle-East, movies, Peter O'Toole, Wadi Rum, WW1
21 Comments
Qasr Amr – pleasure palace of the Caliphs
Qasr Amr is located on the desert road to Azraq and only a short distance from Iraq. It is possibly the highlight of the chain of desert castles built in eastern Jordan. It was built by Caliph Walid I around … Continue reading
Posted in history, Travel
Tagged Architecture, Caliph, castles, Culture, Desert, history, Islam, Jordan, Lawrence of Arabia, Middle-East, Tours, Travel
3 Comments