A Story of the Kaiser
This is a gem of a story from The Eastbourne Gazette on 19th August 1914. Apparently the Great War can be put down to an Eastbourne toy maker giving in…
Mr Reith arrives at the BBC.
The wireless was here to stay and on the 30th December 1922 at 9 o’clock John Reith the newly appointed Managing Director of the B.B.C arrived. John Montgomery in his…
A Wireless Demonstration
In these days of I-phones, internet access, flat screen television and interactive connectivity, the world of listening to the wireless broadcast seems very prehistoric. But in the late 1920’s the…
Attila The Kaiser's Model
This great article appeared in the Kildare Observer in September 1914, giving the reader of the day an insight to The Kaiser’s role model. ATTILA THE KAISER’S MODEL Those who…
Alan Williams arrives in Parliament
Alan Williams was elected as a Member of Parliament with the victorious Labour Party in 1964 for Swansea West. He recalls his first days as a newly elected member. “I…
The Small 1964 Labour Majority
The 1964 General Election saw a victory for Harold Wilson’s Labour party who secured an overall majority in the House of Commons by 4 seats. Tony Benn in his book…
Back From Switzerland
This article published in the Eastbourne Gazette gives an interesting (if flowery and perhaps over patriotic) personal account of how a couple from Eastbourne made their way home from Switzerland…
Escape From Berlin.
This article was published in the Daily News and describes the correspondent’s escape from Berlin at the start of the Great War. Mr H W. Nevinson was a hardened professional…
Sweating Sickness
In 1517 Sir Thomas More was the Master of Requests an office he held from 1514, he was also a member His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. 1517 saw the…
Eastbourne's Military Tribunals
Military Tribunals came into being in 1915 as a result of the National Registration Bill that required all men and women between the ages of 15 and 65 to register.…