The Comprehensiveness of the Gunpowder Plot
George Carlton, James 1st bishop of Chichester, explained the diabolical comprehensiveness of the Gunpowder plotters:- “Their hellish device was at one blow to root out religion, to destroy the state,…
Bono and Sixties Influences
U2’s Bono recalls his early childhood influences in conversation with Michka Assayas. Do you remember the first time you heard music that really hit you hard? Oh yeah, I…
Ryan Adams and Music is like making a Pizza
Singer songwriter Ryan Adams in an interview with the New Zealand’s Volume Anthonie Tonnon lets us into his the secret of his dong writing genius. It turns out like everything in life…
Soldier's Jam, Cheese and Tea
This is an article from the Times dated 15th October 1917 about supplying the Army with the essentials of Jam, Cheese and Tea. The amounts that are quoted are gigantic…
That Ration Fatigue
This excellent little article comes from the great book “Bullets & Billets” By Bruce Bairnsfather. Here he describes the trenches in Belgium and at the undesirable job of being on a…
You can't depend on Automobiles
At the turn of the century many of the London cab-drivers were not convinced by the new motorised ‘horse-less’ new-fangled contraptions: In his diary on 15th October 1901, journalist R.D.…
Enormous Expenditure on Drink
This report was in the Eastbourne Gazette on 23rd September 1916. During the war there were a large number of people in favour of prohibition, this ‘public meeting’ on the…
ANZAC Biscuit
Over at the excellent Australian War Memorial Blog this article gives a great insight into the Australian tradition of baking ANZAC biscuit’s and what the soldier’s actually were given. “The…
Will Crooks MP in aid of the British Women's Hospital
The British Nursing Journal on 11th March 1916, published this wonderful little story of a patriotic speech made in aid of the war effort. “YOU CAN NEVER REPAY THESE MEN.”…
A Gift for Nothing
The Eastbourne Gazette on 19th September 1916 ran this story as this promotion gave away free gifts. A Gift for Nothing Readers of “The Visitor” who wish to obtain a…