https://noonobservation.com/2013/11/15/what-a-gentleman-keeps-up-his-skirt-is-her-own-business/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/deon-freemason.jpgDeon freemasonMlle. D'Eon wearing her Croix de Saint-Louis and freemason's apron. She was allowed to remain a freemason even after declaring womanhood, showing that perhaps the masons did know all the secrets.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/deon.jpgD'Eonhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/deon-old.jpgdeon oldIn reality, D'Eon spent much of his time trying to imitate an old lady.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/deon-anime.jpgDeon animeIn the Anime series, D'Eon investigates the death of his sister, Lia de Beaumont.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/chevalier-deon-2.jpgchevalier-deon-2Miss D'Eon's celebrated duel with the Chevalier de St George at Carlton House.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/deon-in-a-dress.jpgDeon in a dressOh what a lovely frock!https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cassanova-bellino.jpgcassanova bellinoCasanova confirming that Bellino is not a castrato, but a woman with a fake cock.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/deon-hermaph.jpgDeon hermaphThe Chavalier/Chevaliere D'Eon in the British press.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/deon-dragoon.jpgdeon dragoonD'Eon, Captain of Dragoonshttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/the-young-chevalier-deon.jpgthe-young-chevalier-deonMlle. Lia de Beaumont2022-10-05T11:42:40+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2013/08/06/arctic-airships-part-3-amundsen-vs-nobile/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/biagi_tent.jpgbiagi_tentThe wireless was able to pick up the news - which mainly told the survivors that the rescue parties were no where near them.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/titina.jpgTitinaNobile found Titina as a stray puppy in Rome. She was named after the song a nearby urchin was humming.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/norge-map.jpgNorge maphttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/the-red-tent.jpgThe Red TentThe Red Tent: a story about love, apparently.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/krassin.jpgkrassinhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nobile-rescue.jpgNobile rescueNobile and Titina after being rescued by Swedes.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nobile_tent.jpgnobile_tentThough dyed red, the expedition tent unhelpfully faded back to white, making it extra hard to spot. https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lundberg-plane.jpglundberg planeWhoops a daisy!https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/last-amundsen.jpglast amundsenThe last photo of Amundsen as he boards the Latham 47 seaplane.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/italia-crash.jpgItalia crashLurid dramatisation of italia crash.2013-09-02T19:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2013/06/19/arctic-airships-part-2-the-america/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/wellman_kodak_crop.jpgWellman_kodak_crophttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/robert_edwin_peary.jpgRobert_Edwin_PearyPeary: pioneer of Arctic fashion.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/americalifeboat.jpgAmericaLifeboatThe America's lifeboat, built on the Isle of White by Saunders of Cowes.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/americaatlanticcity.jpgAmericaAtlanticCityThe America leaving the hangar in Atlantic City.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/kiddo.jpgkiddoThe lovely Kiddo, with chief engineer, Vaniman.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/the-america-1.jpgThe America 1The America, with its "sausage" slung underneath ready fro deployment.2021-10-27T06:47:07+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2013/06/07/arctic-airships-part-1-the-eagle/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/salomonandree.jpgSalomonAndreehttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/andreeboat.jpgAndreeBoathttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100298_crop.jpgP1100298_cropHeight of The Eagle during it's brief flight.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100295.jpgP1100295£23 and two weeks wait. Well worth it.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/franklin-bodies.jpgfranklin bodieshttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/man_proposes_god_disposes_by_landseer.jpghttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/andreehankey.jpgAndreeHankeyAndrée had an special place in his heart for decorative linens.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/andree-again.jpegAndree againAndree sails off with his towels, never to be seen again.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/airships_in_the_arctic_page47_image58.jpgairships_in_the_arctic_page47_image58Italia in the Arctichttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wellman_polarbear.jpgWellman_polarbearIllustration from Wellman's book about himself.2013-12-20T14:37:37+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2013/04/25/alberto-santos-dumont-dirigibles-and-dinosaurs/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/santos-watch.pngSantos watchPrices start at about $10,000.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/santos-in-plane.jpgSantos in planehttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/alberto-santos-dumont1.jpgAlberto Santos-Dumonthttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/santos-skis.jpgsantos skishttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/santos-14bis.jpgSantos 14bishttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/santos-dumont1.jpgSantos-DumontBling was not the thing in 1902.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/santos-dumont.jpgSantos-DumontBling was not the thing.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/santos_ny-herlad-24-jun-1903.jpgSantos_NY Herlad 24 jun 1903Santos stops traffic. Again.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/princess_isabel.jpgPrincess_IsabelIsabel, the heir to the Imperial throne of Brazil, took an interest in Santos's airships and lunch menus.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/santos-dumont_by_sem.jpgSantos-Dumont_by_SemCaricature of Santos by his friend (and possibly more), the artist Sem.2013-06-14T20:53:53+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2013/04/05/madame-de-pompadours-tips-on-how-to-keep-your-man/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/thedeerpark.jpgTheDeerParkLouis XV's pleasure house was the inspiration for Norman Mailer's smutty novel.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pompadour_acting.jpgpompadour_actingPompadour doing a bit of acting.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/duchess-de-chateauroux.jpgDuchess de ChateaurouxThe Duchess de Chateauroux kept Louis entertained with endless games of hide and seek, kerplunk and ménages à trois with her sister.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/louis_xv.jpgLouis_XVLouis XV: Hot, but really boring.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pompadour-by-francois-boucher.jpgPompadour by francois boucherLa Pompadour reclines with a good book - one that makes sense, presumably.2013-09-22T21:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2013/03/04/prince-rupert-addendum-boyes-observations-on-the-nature-of-fame/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/boris-johnson.jpgnews london bus 2 170510https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/boye_crop.jpgboye_cropBoye, possibly painted by Rupert's sister Louise.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/boye.jpgboyeBoye, possibly painted by Rupert's sister Louise.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/roundhead-propaganda.pngRoundhead propagandaRoundhead dogs were short-haired puritanical sorts.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/observations-on-boye.jpgObservations on BoyeYay for Google Bookshttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/boye_marston_moor.jpgBoye_Marston_MoorThe death of Boye, watched by a weeping witch.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/toypoodle.jpgtoypoodleGirly modern poodlehttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/stubbs_poodle.jpgStubbs_poodleAn 18th Century poodle by Stubbs.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/poodle_1653.jpgPoodle_1653From De Natura et Solertia Canum, published in 1653.2013-03-04T14:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2013/02/11/that-heart-of-flame-hot-rupert/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ruperts-land.pngRuperts LandPrince Rupert's Landhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/four-days-battle.jpgFour Days BattleThe Four Days' Battle resulted in a mild victory for the Dutch.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/prince-rupert-painting-boy1.jpgprince rupert painting boyRupert and the Moorish boy he acquired on his travels. Rupert shot the camel carrying the boy's family and the parents ran off, leaving their four-year-old son behind.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/prince-rupert.jpgPrince Ruperthttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rupert-map.jpgRupert mapRupert's dashing adventures on the High Seas.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/prince-rupert-painting-boy.jpgprince rupert painting boyRupert left holding the baby.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rupert-riding.jpgRupert ridinghttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rupert-the-buccaneer.jpgRupert the buccaneerDuring his time as a pirate, Rupert starred in many low budget Victorian romantic novels.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rupert-boye.jpgRupert BoyeRupert with his ferocious poodle, Boye, burning some drab puritan towns.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rupert2.jpgRupertThat portrait of Rupert by Gerrit van Honthorst that makes me go all swoony.2014-08-31T16:32:32+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2013/01/21/les-miserables-and-the-mysterious-french-19th-century/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lesmis3.jpglesmis3https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/les-mis2.jpgles mis2Do you hear the people sing? Barricade parties were all the rage in 19th century Paris.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/liberty-leading-the-people.jpgLiberty leading the peopleI spent many hours of my childhood wondering why Liberty is so lewd, eventually coming to the conclusion that revolution is marketed towards the male consumer.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/map-of-paris.jpgmap of parisWhere the action happened, or at least where I think it might have happened.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lamarque.jpglamarqueLamarque: Unknowing cause of all this trouble.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/louis-philippe.jpglouis-philippeLouis Philippe wore trousers like some sort of common bankers or merchant-millionaire.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1830-july-revolution.jpg1830 July Revolution1830: A cheap copy of Les Miserables.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/louis-xviii_2.jpgLouis XVIII_2Louis dix-huit, often called "Louis biscuit" on account of his excessive love of Bourbons.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/les-mis.jpgles misLes MIs: A world populated by nice characters created for the sole purpose of being heartlessly killed in a way that doesn't move the plot on at all.2019-07-04T17:48:04+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2013/01/11/pauline-bonaparte-keeping-it-in-the-family/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pauline2.jpgpauline2Pauline's high maintenance look required many hours and many servants, plus heaps of cash.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/charles-leclerc.jpgCharles LeclercIt is I, Leclerc.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/napoleon-pauline-cartoon.jpgNapoleon Pauline cartoonA totally accurate portrayal of events.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pauline-canova.jpgPauline canovaShe's sexy and she knows it.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/camille-borghese.jpgCamille BorgheseCamillo Borghese: spent almost as much on clothes as his wife.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pauline-bonaparte.jpgPauline Bonapartehttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pauline.jpgPaulineCelebrities sometimes forget that fabrics can look more transparent in bright studio lighting.2016-02-24T19:19:47+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/12/27/charades-with-the-hamiltons/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/emma-hamilton2.jpgEmma Hamilton2https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/william-hamilton.jpgWilliam Hamiltonhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/leia.jpgAttitude 5https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/winehouse.jpgAttitude 4https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/baccante.jpgAttitude 3https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cleopatra.jpgAttitude 2https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/attitudes1.jpgAttitudes1https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/emma-hamilton.jpgEmma Hamiltonhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/attitudes.jpgattitudes2013-01-22T11:53:23+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/12/19/manfred-von-richthofen-baddy-or-just-german/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/stopthepigeon.jpgStopthepigeonDick Dastardly's copy-cat plane and unreasonable victimisation of birds did much to tarnish Richthofen.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/biggles.jpgBiggles"If you can fly a Sopwith Camel, you can fly anything," is acknowledged by some as the greatest line in cinema history.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/manfred.jpgManfredPresumably German photographers asked their subjects to think about the cold inevitability of death rather than say cheese.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/fokker-kit.jpgfokker kitThanks to Richthofen, the Fokker Dr. 1 Triplane kit has offered generations of model makers the opportunity to use something other than various shades of khaki.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/killer-car-cat.jpgkiller car cathttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/guynemer.jpgGuynemerGeorges Guynemer just before he went missing in action in September 1917.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/manfred-and-brothers.jpgManfred and brothersManfred and his two younger brothers.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/manfred-von-richthofen.jpgManfred von Richthofenhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090200.jpgP1090200Von Richthofen and his one true love, Moritzhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1090199.jpgP1090199Manfred von Richthofen (centre) with members of Jasta 11, including his brother Lothar (back right) who finished the war on 40 victories, and his dog Moritz (front left) who finished the war on a disappointing 0, despite flying occasional sorties.2012-12-23T00:32:57+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/12/07/the-colour-of-history/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/charles-xii-vs-lola.jpgCharles XII vs Lolahttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/captain-magenta.jpgcaptain magentahttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/colour-chart1.jpgColour charthttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/colour-chart.jpgColour charthttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eccentricity1.jpgeccentricityhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hotness1.jpghotnesshttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/violence1.jpgviolencehttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/violence.jpgviolencehttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eccentricity.jpgeccentricityhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hotness.jpghotness2015-03-27T10:53:56+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/11/30/historical-uniform-dating/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ss_officers.gifss_officersIllustrations from the Osbourne Nazi Spotters Guide.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sailors1.jpgsailorsA vestigial shirt bib on a short-haired sailor.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sailors.jpgsailorsA vestigial shirt bib on a short-haired sailor.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fass.jpgfassThe razor-sharp Boss vs cuddly Dad’s Army charm.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sailor-cap.jpgSailor capYarmouth Town!https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sailors3.jpgsailors3Shore-going rig.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rfc.jpgRFChttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/henry-wilkinson-11th-hussars.jpgHenry Wilkinson 11th hussarsTight trousers was a major cause of Victorian men looking uncomfortable in photographs.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hussar2.jpghussar2Oh, pe-lisse!https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/knight.jpgknightKnights: impractically romantic2015-10-18T11:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/11/22/charles-xii-vs-my-gran/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/charles-boots.gifcharles bootsCharles died with his boots on. These boots here.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/charles-xii.jpgCharles XIIhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/charles-poltava.pngcharles poltavaHetman Mazepa points out the cloud with the bright, sparkly edge.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/charles-the-xii.gifcharles the xiiEvidently scrubbed up well.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/charles-xii-narva.jpgCharles XII narvahttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/charlesxiiautopsy1916.jpgCharlesXIIAutopsy1916Charles XII in 1917. Looking surprisingly sprightly - must ask him about moisturisers...https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/charles-xii-funeral-procession.jpgCharles XII funeral processionWhen I die, can it look like this?2012-11-23T13:30:07+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/11/16/the-life-of-boris-a-very-naughty-boy/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/byron.jpgbyronByron. Another leading practitioner of Romanticism and equally silly.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hegel.jpghegelHegel: able to ruin a dinner party using less than four words..https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/boris-uxkull.jpgBoris Uxkullhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/moscow-retreat.jpgmoscow retreatThe retreat from Moscow was no walk in the park for Boris. Not even a darkly romantic park full of the nymph-like shades of Hades.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/palais_royal.jpgpalais_royalThe Palais-Royal: where Napoleon had his first shag.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hamadryad.jpgHamadryadHamadryads: easily confused with aged servants, especially when one is an over-stimulated teenage cavalry officer experiencing a romantic reverie .https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090117crop.jpgP1090117cropSchloss Fickel from the rear.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090117-e1352764166550.jpgP1090117Schloss Fickel, taken from the rear.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1090112.jpgP1090112Boris Uxkull spent a lot of his spare time in Pepperland.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fickel-castle.jpgFickel CastleFickel Castle, Boris's ancestral home.2012-11-16T16:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/11/09/stuffed-horses-and-the-men-who-loved-them/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/vizir.jpgVizirVizir maintains his noble republican bearing through the reign of Sarkozy, but the strain is beginning to show.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/marengo.jpgMarengoThis kind of indignity should be reserved for dinosaurs and dead Conservative prime ministers.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/peter-the-great.jpgPeter the greatLisette: a saucy mare.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/monty-romel-horse1.jpgmonty romel horseRommel's horse serving on the staff of Field Marshal Montgomery after his defection to the allies in 1945.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/monty-romel-horse.jpgmonty romel horseMontgomery taking Rommel's horse for a spin in 1945.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gustav-horse.jpgGustav horseFree the Ingolstadt One!https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/battle-of-lutzen.jpgGustav II Adolfs dod i slagat vid Lutzen, 1855 (Death of King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden at the Battle of Lutzen, 1855), by Carl WahlbomTrouble and Streiff for King Gustavhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/swedemp.pngSwedEmpWhen Sweden was the big cheese in Northern Europe.2019-12-02T20:35:01+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/11/02/blucher-how-care-in-the-community-saved-europe/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blucherwellingtonnapoleon.jpgBlucherWellingtonNapoleonBlücher and Wellington put the bins out.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blucher-ligny.jpgBlucher LignyBlucher outlives yet another horse.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blucher-spanking.pngBlucher spankingBlucher's feelings about the French.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blucher-2.jpgBlucher 2"If I had any bullets left I'd shoot you all in your ugly French faces."https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/princess-viktoria.jpgPrincess ViktoriaPrincess Victoria Louise of Prussia posing in the uniform of the Death's Head Hussars in 1910. The regiment did not become actually evil until the 1930s.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/napoleon-elba.jpgNapoleon ElbaNapoleon liked to stare out to sea between Jeremy Kyle and the One Show.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blucher.jpgBlucher2015-06-19T06:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/10/26/the-wonders-of-dorset/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/boobies.jpgboobieshttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/wilton-old-church.jpgwilton old churchtastefully understatedhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/wilton-inside.jpgwilton insideBit showy.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/wilton-church.jpgWilton churchA painted strumpet of a church.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tolpuddle.jpgTolpuddlehttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sherborne.jpgSherborneSafety warning: Looking at fan-vaulting for extended periods may lead to mild religious awe, neck pain and falling over backwards.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tregowen1.jpgTregowenhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tregowen.jpgTregowenhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hardy-monument.jpghardy monumentThe Hardy monument looks much like a lost chimney.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tutankhamun.jpgTutankhamunSadly, the military museum was closed.2012-11-15T12:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/10/14/the-lost-chronicle-of-harold-godwineson/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/stamford-bridge2.jpgstamford bridge2Surprise!https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cheese-boarding.pngcheese-boardingWilliam may have used the medieval French torture technique known as "cheese-boarding" to force Harold to swear his oath.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hastingsbattlefield1.jpgHastingsBattlefieldThe Battlefield of Hastings. Farfalle = English, Fusilli = Normans. King Harold is played by Legolas of the Woodland Realm, William is portrayed by an Uruk hai. Guest staring Treebeard as the Whorey Oak.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/harold-godwineson.jpgHarold Godwinesonhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/haroldswears.jpgHaroldswearsWilliam used a medieval French torture technique known as "cheese-boarding" to force Harold to swear his oath.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mug-bayeuxlarge.gifmug-bayeuxlargeNorman propaganda continues to find its way into English Heritage gift shops.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/meissen_pug_large_far4.jpgMeissen_Pug_Large_far4https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/harold3.jpgHarold3I couldn't find a flattering picture of Harold, so I made my own.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/haroldvharold.jpgHaroldvHaroldThere are few https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/quicksand.pngquicksandHarold rescues tiny men from quicksand two at a time with his manly arms.2013-06-11T02:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/10/05/how-to-dance-your-way-to-the-top/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bush.jpgbushDance super-villain, Kate Bush at the height of her evil reign.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mata-hari.jpgMata HariShe should have stuck to korfball.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lola-montez.jpgLola MontezLike most courtesans, Lola comes out a mellow yellow. Gentlemen do prefer blondes.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/la-belle-otero.jpgLa Belle OteroThe Shakira of the late 19th Century.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/marguerite-bellangers.jpgmarguerite bellangersWill be flexible in return for money.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lola.jpgLolahttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/carlton.jpgcarltonThe cupolas on Hotel Carlton, Cannes were allegedly modelled on Le Belle Otero's breasts, which must have been very pointy and far apart.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lolamontez.jpgLOLAMONTEZhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/salome2.jpgsalome2"Does it come in blonde?"2012-10-10T08:01:19+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/09/28/khartoum-where-god-finally-sacked-gordon/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gordon-model.jpggordon-modelGeneral Gordon action figures also now available.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/khartoum.pngKhartoumHeston Pashahttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hulk-gordon.jpgIncroyable Hulkhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gordon2.jpgGordon2How Gordon probably didn't die.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080676.jpgP1080676https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080669.jpgP1080669Is Catholicity really a word?https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1080667.jpgGordon bioThe average lifespan for a book in my care is 4.3 weeks.2016-07-28T19:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/09/21/have-students-always-been-this-annoying/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/swindlestock.jpgswindlestockThe Swindlestock Tavern was where this nasty bank is now.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mensur-scars2.jpgmensur scars2The end of a successful mensur - someone is bleeding, everyone is happy.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/peasantsrevolt.jpgrevoltMedieval students going clubbinghttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/car-senate-house.jpgcar senate houseBest student prank ever.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wellington-cone.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEven Wellington is not safe from their indignities.2012-09-24T14:29:13+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/09/14/augustus-the-physically-strong/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/augustus_boris.jpgaugustus_borishttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/edward-i.jpgEdward ILongshanks lived before the era of Frizz-ease.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/longshanks.jpglongshanksLongshanks, Hammer of the Scotshttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/courtdress.jpgcourtdresscourt dress, 1708https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/augustus-the-strong1.jpgAugustus the stronghttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/favthings2_thumb.jpgfavthings2_thumbhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/meissen_pug_large_far4.jpgMeissen_Pug_Large_far4Augustus had a liking for animal figurines, like this pug from the Meissen workshop.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/christiane-eberhardine-of-brandenburg-bayreuth.jpgSignatur:D:JobRoot5260717preprozessPORT_00061564_01-12.07.2006Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Known for her stubbornness and lack of fun.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/augustusdeercollection.jpegAugustusDeerCollectionAugustus's idea of interior decor.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dresden-castle-1896.jpgDresden Castle 1896Dresden Castle in 1896, before it was flattened by a certain Mr Harris.2012-09-15T15:57:49+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/09/07/borodino-where-napoleon-met-his-waterloo/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1812-retreat-2.jpg1812 retreat 2https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1812-retreat.jpg1812 retreathttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/napoleon-bonaparte-in-battle.jpgNapoleon Bonaparte in Battlehttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/napoleon-ice-cream1.jpgnapoleon-ice-creamhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/napoleon-ice-cream.jpgnapoleon-ice-creamA ziggy pig.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/borodinobattle.jpgBorodinoBattleThe Battlefield of Borodino pearl barley = French; red rice = Russians; black cable = road; blue ribbon = river. Napoleon I is played by my left index finger. Kutusov is played by Edward Cullen.https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kidney-stone.jpgKidney stoneKidney stone, 8mmhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/battle_of_borodino_1812.pngBattle_of_Borodino_1812https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/vulture_napoleon.jpgvulture_napoleonMine.2020-06-07T07:42:10+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/09/03/film-review-alfred-the-great-1969/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/alfthegreat34.jpgAlftheGreat34https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/alfthegreat33.jpgAlftheGreat33https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/alfthegreat29.jpgAlftheGreat29Is it secret? Is it safe?https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/alfthegreat28.jpgAlftheGreat28https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/alfthegreat26.jpgAlftheGreat26https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/alfthegreat22.jpgAlftheGreat22https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/alfthegreat40.jpgAlftheGreat40The cast line up to receive their medals from Princess Leah. The Endhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/alfthegreat21.jpgAlftheGreat21Dan-dah-dah-dan-dah-dah-dan!https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/alfthegreat19.jpgAlftheGreat19"I have your fox now."https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/alfthegreat8.jpgAlftheGreat8"Where did you leave that handbag, Aelhswith?"2012-10-09T17:00:34+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/08/22/flash-gordon/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gordon.jpggordonhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1080581.jpgP10805812012-08-30T14:22:40+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/08/24/memorabilia/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/swatch-of-characterisation.jpgSwatch of characterisationhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/giacomo-casanova.jpgGiacomo Casanovahttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/general-gordon.jpgGeneral Gordonhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marie-antoinette1.jpgMarie Antoinettehttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marie-antoinette.jpgMarie Antoinette2012-08-30T14:21:39+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/08/30/arthur-wellesley-a-stalkers-guide/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/arthur-wellesley.jpgArthur Wellesleyhttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wellington-sir-thomas-lawrence.gifwellington-sir-thomas-lawrencehttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1070627.jpgWalmer Castlehttps://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1020109-e1346272466306.jpgWellingtons death car2012-08-31T15:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/2012/08/21/adventures-in-history/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/392422_10151691756870265_1573661621_n1.jpg392422_10151691756870265_1573661621_n2012-08-21T21:28:18+00:00monthlyhttps://noonobservation.com/about/https://noonobservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/380250_10150916137605265_667026762_n.jpg380250_10150916137605265_667026762_n2025-07-22T23:31:25+00:00weekly0.6https://noonobservation.comdaily1.02025-07-22T23:31:25+00:00