On this week in history
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...
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On this week in history
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...
Books on history
ROBERT TANITCH’S ROUND-UP OF BOOKS No 8 SAMUEL PEPYS PLAGUE, FIRE REVOLUTION (Thames & Hudson £29.95). Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) secretary to the Admiralty Board, MP, theatregoer and diarist, lived ...
Back to school
Staff clearing out cupboards at a school were stunned when they stumbled across a dusty satchel containing exercise books from a pupil – dating back nearly 90 YEARS. The battered leather bag, wh ...