The History Man
Monday, 1 June 2026
Arras War Memorial, France
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On 31 August 1914 a patrol of Gemran uhlans [light cavalry armed with lances] arrived in Arras , almost directly north of Noyon . They st...
Friday, 19 February 2021
TALK - Plagues, Pandemics and Covid 19
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Yesterday I have my talk on "Plagues, Pandemics and Covid-19" to a History Club in Sussex via Zoom. This is - inevitably - a fai...
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Thursday, 18 February 2021
BOOK REVIEW - The Reckoning by John Grisham
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Well, that was a pile of misery! I can't say that I enjoyed this bo...
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Friday, 12 February 2021
Who was the Real St Valentine?
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St Valentine's Day is on the horizon, so today I gave my talk on St Valentine for the first time this year, and for the first time on Z...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Talk - Hengist the First English King
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Today I gave my talk on "Hengist the First English King" to a WI group. Under the Roman Empire, Britain was a Christian country ...
Friday, 5 February 2021
FILM REVIEW - Carry On Henry (1971)
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Nobody ever watched a Carry On film expecting accurate history. Which is just as well because you don't get much of it in this offerin...
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Wednesday, 3 February 2021
FILM REVIEW - The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
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This is a great movie! Before I watched it yesterday evening I knew only two things about it: 1 - It starred Charles Laughton. 2 - Charle...
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