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27th January 2014
69 years ago today, towards the end of World War II, the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz was liberated by the Allies. The anniversary of that […]
26th January 2014
When I was younger – so much younger than today (good song that!) – I was lucky enough to have several relatives on my maternal side […]
25th January 2014
The birthday of Robert Burns (1759-96) on 25 January is celebrated by people of Scottish descent all around the world. The central attraction of the Burns […]
24th January 2014
There are many strange laws in Britain and indeed, some very strange individuals involved in politics – including Screaming Lord Sutch, who was the topic of […]
23rd January 2014
Some old British Achievers to share today….. On 21 December 2007, Queen Elizabeth II became the oldest British monarch at 81 years and 8 months, overtaking […]
22nd January 2014
Wednesday is the day for the Top Five Bizarre British Books. All are real titles with details of the author/s, publisher and date of publication: 1. […]
21st January 2014
Yesterday, the headlines were: Schools urged to do more ‘What now?’ I found myself thinking…. Another media spin on what teachers are not doing? But actually, […]
20th January 2014
The title really does tell the story. This week, we thought we would put together some top X (sometimes two, sometimes ten) compendiums – historical and […]
19th January 2014
When I was very young, my grandparents moved to Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. My grandfather, David Day, had been interested in discovering our ancestry […]