International Museum Day 2026
Today is International Museum Day. My local museum is undergoing a major refurbishment, so most of it is closed. The Spitfire…
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Signed hardbacks and a message in a bottle
First, a bit of news: I have some hardbacks left over from We Have Ways Fest, so I’m selling signed…
The pencils that helped Allied airmen to escape
Earlier this month, we went to the Lake District on holiday. While there, we visited the pencil museum in Keswick.
The Iranian Embassy Siege: The Myth of the Wall
On 30th April 1980, terrorists stormed the Iranian Embassy in London and took twenty-six hostages. A six-day siege ensued, during…
History Playlist
Record player photo by Gavin Whitner. I'm not a fan of Christmas songs, so I thought it would be interesting…
The CIA did not try to force Britain to hand the Falklands over to Argentina
Last week, The Sun ran a story about how the CIA wanted to force Britain to hand over the Falkland…