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Tag Archives: Treasure
Solving the mystery of Captain Henry Every – The Pirate who became the subject of the first world-wide manhunt from India to North America
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog on Colonel Blood and his audacious career that involved stealing the Crown Jewels and in the last few days I’ve been reading about a discovery of some Arabian coins unearthed in an … Continue reading
Posted in history
Tagged Captain Henry Every, Fancy, Ganj-i-Sawai, Mughal, Pirates, Treasure
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John Donne – A forgotten poet and his discovered manuscript.
In the long and rich history of English literature, John Donne is almost forgotten about by many today but in his time he was pioneering. Born into a Catholic family at a time when it was illegal to practice the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Heritage, history, Life, writing
Tagged English, John Donne, Literature, Poetry, Treasure
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A peek inside a Medieval Book Coffer
Lot’s of people seem to think that reading on the go is a modern phenomenon using electronic devices to snatch a few minutes of solitude on a busy train to work. I must say, I just don’t get it though … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, history, Life, News, Religion and Faith
Tagged Bodleian Library, Book Coffer, books, Life, Museums, Oxford, Treasure
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A tragic hero, forgotten in his own time but now remembered in ours.
Whilst out with his metal detector on the muddy foreshore of Thameside, amateur historian and enthusiast Tobias Neto stumbled on a very small but very special piece of history in December 2016. It was a medal, a VC or … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London
Tagged Army, Crimean War, history, John Byrne, John McDermond, Queen Victoria, The Crimea War, Treasure, Victoria Cross, war
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Roman treasures found under the streets of London
Oldest ever manuscripts discovered 20 feet under London streets Continue reading
Posted in history, London
Tagged Archeology, Bloomberg, Celtic, Heritage, history, Life, London, MOLA, Roman, Treasure, UK, Ye Olde England Tours
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Nazi Gold Train Found In Poland After 70 Years?
As has happened a few times in the history of this blog, an event which I wrote about from a historical standpoint is now unravelling as a live event. A few months ago I wrote on the treasures of the missing … Continue reading