Today marks the centenary anniversary of the single most important naval battle of WW1 and as I have been doing for the last few years, I thought I would write a dedicated post taken from extracts of my WW1 history book, Lest We Forget, published by Endeavour Press of London. For centuries, the Royal Navy… Continue reading The Battle of Jutland
Tag: North Sea
The Drowned Village of Dunwich
There are several places around Britain that are said could be the location of the mythical Atlantis. Last year I wrote about Doggerland in the North Sea, another possible location are the Isle of Scilly which in recorded history were once a larger landmass before the sea levels rose and people were forced to live… Continue reading The Drowned Village of Dunwich
Doggerland – Britain’s Atlantis
Being an island nation, our long history and pre-history has been shaped by the sea possibly more than anywhere else on earth. Whilst some areas of our land were under sea just a millennia or so a go, since the last ice-age our coastline has gradually been pushed back by the ever rising oceans.… Continue reading Doggerland – Britain’s Atlantis
Grace Darling – A Victorian Heroine
Not many people know about Grace Darling today but 175 years ago her fame hadn’t just spread around the land but around the world and with good reason. Grace was the daughter of William and Thomasin Darling, just one of nine children born into the family in the early 19th century. Aged just a few… Continue reading Grace Darling – A Victorian Heroine
Stephen Liddell 