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A reminder from Dean Swift
Very soon now all THREE volumes of General History will have been published and available for a sale at a very cheap price On AMAZON BOOKS These three…
The Freemasons
Even today, in predominantly Roman Catholic countries the word Mason, or Francmason or Masonería is taboo in polite society. Spanish people assure you that Masons are only one…
Four illustrious Cecils
William Cecil was the first illustrious Cecil, men from an ordinary background who managed, by determination, hard work, guile, ambition and not a little luck to reach very…
The Two Koreas
The Korean Peninsula is divided into two, the northern part is officially called The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, while the southern part is simply The Republic of…
Charles, the 2nd Earl Grey
The second earl was born in 1764, was elected county Member of Parliament for the whole of Northumberland when he was but twenty-two years of age, representing the…
Some notes on the 2000 Scarlet Pimpernel series
Some notes on the 2000 TV series ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ I have in my possession a box set of this production, the material contained in four DVD discs….
Who were the ‘Sans-Culottes’?
The fashion for both men and women to wear trousers ending at the knee, or just below it, has been with us for five years or more. Some…
The importance of Burgos and the Spanish Democracy
Burgos is one of the principal cities in Spain, it has a large population, a famous cathedral, biting arctic winds that freeze one to the marrow and, at…
Union general William T Sherman
This successful but invariably severe soldier with a Native American middle name – Tecumseh – was born in 1820, went into the Army in his teens, and rose…