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Monthly Archives: August 2014
A pebble on his grave: Albert Grant 1831-1899
He was once so eye-wateringly rich, he bought Leicester Square when it was under threat of redevelopment, just to give it to the nation. Continue reading
“The Fiends We Are Fighting”
Now that the handwringing over the millions killed in the First World War has momentarily quietened, here’s a story that in all probability will not get told again, as it does not play the tidy vision of civilised nations fighting … Continue reading
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Tagged death, Dinant, first world war, massacre, memorial, Oradour-sur-Glane
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“In consequence of having had the screw put on…”
Every once in a while you bump into something you weren’t looking for, but the happenstance makes you smile. Although FH Lewisson of Auckland, New Zealand has been dead this many a long year, you have to have hoped that … Continue reading
Staff Sargeant Reckless
Mr Ed’s braver brother… http://nypost.com/2014/08/10/meet-the-first-horse-to-become-a-marine-sergeant/
A million men died — and it wasn’t in World War One
A cynic could play cliché bingo in Britain today. “Ultimate sacrifice”, “pals’ battalion”, “over the top”, “the mud”, “No Man’s Land”, “over by Christmas”, “lions led by donkeys”, “four years of trench warfare.” We are treating 100 years’ tick tock … Continue reading
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Tagged 1814, 1914, 19th century, battle of Leipzig, battle statistics, casualties, deaths in battles, first world war, Leipsic, Lutzen, memorial, Napoleonic War 1813, World War One
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Secrets of the Cosmetic Art (Part 3)
Originally posted on All Things Georgian:
? Continuing our theme of beauty the following extracts from Fashionable Magazine, October, 1787 suggests various methods for changing the colour of the hair, we would as usual however add our caveat that these should…
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