Cricketers Last Stand
I love stories about Cricket. This one appeared in a national newspaper, I cut it out years ago but I did not keep a record of the date. “Stumped by…
Duelling
This fasinating little article on Duelling came from Christopher Duffy’s book, ‘The Army of Frederick the Great.” “Duels in the Prussian Army at the time of Frederick the Great were…
William the Conqueror’s death bed confession
This is an interesting article. William the Conqueror covering all angles on his death bed. How much is true is anyone’s guess, but he lived in violent times and his…
The Cricket Ball and Miss Stone
The story of Miss Stone is very interesting, she was unlucky to be hit on the head by a cricket ball that was hit ‘out of the ground.’ Here it…
Election votes.
In 1928, Liberian President Charles King put himself up for re-election. He was returned to power with an officially stated majority of 600,000 votes. King’s opponent in the election was…
Nicholas Cugnot – The First Car and the First Accident.
The first steam powered vehicle was built by the French military engineer, Nicholas Cugnot in 1769. This 3-wheeled steam machine ran for only 15 minutes and at the end of…
Beer and the Swedish Army
Once upon a time, the beers of Munich were deemed “less than satisfactory” for then Duke of Bavaria, Willhelm V. As a result, his demanding household ordered that beer be…
Major Frank Buckley of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Today in the big spending world of Chelsea and Manchester United, who throw millions away after glory, it’s nice to recall a bygone era, when every penny was counted. Major…
The 1920's and Rouge Lipstick
This article is by Fredrick Lewis Allen, from ‘Only Yesterday’ published in 1931, shows how times changed in the 1920’s by ‘Rouge’ lipstick becoming popular. ‘Perhaps the readiest way of…
Nudism in the 30's.
In their book ‘The Long Week End’ by Robert Graves and Alan Hodge published in 1940; talk amusingly of how the English climate was not beneficial to nudism and how…