Month: November 2017

Gunpowder became known in the West about the middle of the thirteenth century. The Franciscan scientist Roger Bacon mentioned it as something already widely known; this is his description of…

I was reading Norman Gladden’s book ‘YPRES 1917’ when i came across his account of his dealings with the Australian’s on Hill 60. Although the account is not specifically about…

Henry V’s force of 1415 was the first English army to use real artillery, though siege guns played no part at Agincourt. They had pet names as ‘London’ and the…

Gunpowder became known in the West about the middle of the thirteenth century. The Franciscan scientist Roger Bacon mentioned it as something already widely known; this is his description of…

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,…

The Daily Express – Enquire Within publication of 1934, gives the reader all useful and helpful information on every day issues. When it comes to Personal Hygiene it has some…

Buffalo Springfield was formed after a chance meeting on Sunset Boulevard in 1966. Neil Young in the book “Shakey” recalls their bid for stardom and the subsequent fall out as…

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,…

The Daily Express – Enquire Within publication of 1934, gives the reader all useful and helpful information on every day issues. When it comes to Personal Hygiene it has some…

Buffalo Springfield was formed after a chance meeting on Sunset Boulevard in 1966. Neil Young in the book “Shakey” recalls their bid for stardom and the subsequent fall out as…

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 can…

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…

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 can…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…