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.…
British vs Continentals
Even in the 1930’s there was a difference of playing styles between English clubs and their foreign counterparts. Willy Meisl describes in his book “Soccer Revolution” from 1955, the safety-first…
The Early Days of Football
This is a million miles away from the Premiership world that we all know and love. Back in the early days of football there was certainly a variety of rules.…
1863 Cambridge University Rules
1863 Cambridge University Rules In October 1863, shortly before the first meeting of The Football Association, a committee drew up a new revision of the Cambridge rules. These rules were…
Alphabet Of The War
This little article by Aubrey Ford was first published in the London Opinion and was subsequently republished in the Kildare Observer. Penned in the first few months of the war,…
The Gargantuan Appetite of Edward VII
King Edward VII appetite for food was on a gargantuan scale. In her book ‘Edward VII and His Circle’ from 1956 Virginia Cowles informs the reader: ‘Although King Edward ate…
English Archers
An Italian cleric, Dominic Mancini, visited England in 1482-3. What impressed him during his visit were the archers. “Their bows and arrows are thicker and longer than those used by…
Remembering The Titanic
It was 11.40 pm , on April 14, 1912, when the warning call came from the crow’s nest of the Titanic. Immediately, the liner swung to port – but not…
The Suffragettes attack London
The have been a few attacks on the Houses of Parliament, this one was one of the less threatening. Helen Atkinson describes how the pre-war suffragettes took their cause to…
Dinner Parties and The Brothers Egbert
Not all the hosts of Edwardian parties belonged to the ‘haut ton’. What matter, if they had money to burn? There was never a lack of ‘convives.’ In ‘The Melodies…