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Charades with the Hamiltons
127/12/2012 by noonobservation
It’s important to remember what Christmas is all about. As well as lunchtime gin, TV-related arguments and meat-sweats, Christmas is …
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Manfred von Richthofen: Baddy or Just German?
1119/12/2012 by noonobservation
Manfred von Richthofen was credited with 80 combat victories by his death, aged just 25. At the age of 31, …
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The Colour of History
1507/12/2012 by noonobservation
This week I thought it was time to revisit my main thesis. This has absolutely nothing to do with my …
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Historical Uniform Dating
730/11/2012 by noonobservation
Being an aged spinster, I am constantly bombarded with suggestions that I might like to meet hot men, rich men, men into …
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Charles XII vs My Gran
322/11/2012 by noonobservation
Ever since I can remember, my Swedish grandmother has been referred to within the family as “Karl den Tolfte” – …
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The Life of Boris: A Very Naughty Boy
216/11/2012 by noonobservation
In the corner of a second-hand bookshop next to Sherborne Abbey, I recently met a handsome Russian cavalry officer by …
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Stuffed Horses and the Men who Loved Them
609/11/2012 by noonobservation
Underneath every great general there has always been a great horse. Very few however have gone on to achieve lasting …
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Blücher: How Care in the Community Saved Europe
502/11/2012 by noonobservation
You don’t have to be mad to be a Napoleonic Field-Marshal, but it helps. When Napoleon escaped imprisonment on Elba …
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The Wonders of Dorset
226/10/2012 by noonobservation
Instead of writing my blog last week, I thought it about time that I graced the good people of Dorset …
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The Lost Chronicle of Harold Godwineson
614/10/2012 by noonobservation
The mention of 1066 used to make my eyes glaze over with the anticipation of another look at that damned …
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