Category Archives: History

The Martyrdom of Thomas Cranmer, 1556

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

Thomas Cranmer was Archbishop of Canterbury and the guiding hand behind Henry VIII’s religious Reformation. The Reformation was a process which continued throughout the 1530s and 40s. Edward VI died six years after succeeding Henry. His half sister, Mary, became … Continue reading →

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Britain’s Ceases to be a World Power, December 1943

Posted on April 11, 2019 by

The USA entered the European theatre following Hitler’s unbelievable declaration of war in December, 1941. Over the next two years, huge numbers of American troops entered Britain. Dwight D Eisenhower became Supreme Commander in Chief of Allied Forces, December 1943, … Continue reading →

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Books! Do you remember them?

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Dutch Teenage Resistance Fighters

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

She [Freddie Oversteegen] was 14 when she joined the Dutch resistance, though with her long, dark hair in braids she looked at least two years younger. When she rode her bicycle down the streets of Haarlem in North Holland, firearms … Continue reading →

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W. T. Stead: Investigative Journalist

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

Stead’s Victorian London was squalid and amoral. He used his editorship of the Pall Mall Gazette to attack moral evil. Prostitution was rampant in London. It was so blatant that there were guides to ‘specialised’ brothels, which were entirely legal.1 … Continue reading →

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Nazi Doctors, Sexism and Lung Cancer

Posted on March 14, 2019 by

In Hitler’s opinion women should have focused solely on Kinder, Kuche, Kirche1 . German sexism predated Hitler. This created a beneficial situation for Nazi doctors. Women provided a huge control group for their epidemiological studies into lung cancer.2 They knew … Continue reading →

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The partition of Poland- Autumn 1939

Posted on February 25, 2019 by

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