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Category Archives: History
King of Wishful Thinking
I went on holiday to Norfolk with my girlfriend in 1998 and bought this book, which, unlike the girlfriend, instantly became a constant source of pleasure. It has hundreds of mini-biographies of European monarchs, from Agesilaus to Zog, and loads … Continue reading
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Tagged European monarchy, King of Scotland, mentalists, Michel Lafosse, Scotland
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Do what thy manhood bids thee do
I used to work at a place where it’s fair to say we had a lot of spare time to kill. My boss kept tropical fish, and spent most of his time cleaning their tank out. Another guy spent his … Continue reading
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Tagged impaled with javelin, learning monkey language, moustache duels, Sir Richard Burton
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The Missing Memorial
At a recent London Historians History in the Pub night, based on the history of fire in London, I met a gentleman called Ian Heron, who suggested that I might be interested in a project of his, the partial restoration of Christ Church, Greyfriars. … Continue reading
Posted in History, London
Tagged architecture, Blitz, Christ Church, Citizens' Memorial, Greyfriars, London Historians, memorial, restoration, Wren
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Hunter Ate Bear With its Teeth
Yesterday I was listening to a show on Radio 4 about a poet that had moved to New England and was struggling with all of the trees in his (presumably enormous) garden. His reaction to the struggle was twofold, to … Continue reading
The Man They Couldn’t Hang
This is a picture of a man enjoying his holiday on the south Devon coast, visiting Overbeck’s in Salcombe. It is also a picture of a man about to leave his wallet on the car roof before driving up and … Continue reading
