Tag Archives: History
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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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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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How to Dance Your Way to the Top
105/10/2012 by noonobservation
Someone stuck a leaflet for Zumba classes through my door this week. After tossing it into the recycling, the thought …
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Khartoum! Where god finally sacked Gordon
728/09/2012 by noonobservation
It’s taken me a bit longer than I expected to finish my book about General Gordon. There are three reasons: …
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Have Students Always Been this Annoying?
621/09/2012 by noonobservation
As I rolled over in bed last night, pulling the pillow more tightly about my ears to keep out the …
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