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Monday, September 30, 2024

The influence of the Anglo-Saxon language on modern English by Toni Mount

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       As an author, I’m fascinated by the English language with all its quirky words, strange spellings and vast vocabulary which gives wri...
Thursday, July 11, 2024

Relationships and Affinity During the Wars of the Roses

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by C.F. Dunn  What do recent politics, a cost of living crisis, and a pandemic have in common with a mid-fifteenth century civil war?   A fa...
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Canterbury Tales Intervention

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by Jack Heerema  I suffer from a heroic mindset, aggravated by the romance of historical fiction. There is no twelve-step program. There is ...
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Boxley Abbey and its "animated" rood screen...

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by Toni Mount The fully restored Boxley Abbey Barn is clearly visible as you drive by on the M20 and, originally, this wasn’t a barn but t...
Monday, November 6, 2023

The Oaks Mine Christmas Disaster

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by David A. Jacinto December 12th, 1866,  began not unlike most winter days in the village of Hoyle Mill. Two weeks before Christmas, a fogg...
Saturday, August 19, 2023

The British Women who Flew in World War Two

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  The Second World War was the first in which women played a role in aviation. Russian women flew combat missions as bomber and fighter pilo...
Monday, July 31, 2023

Angevin History

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by Jack Heerema    The 19th century historian’s work was not complete unless infused with a touch of misogyny. This is particularly prevalen...
Saturday, July 29, 2023

British Women at War: Womens' Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF)

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  The youngest and arguably the most dynamic and egalitarian of the womens' services was the WAAF. While the other women's services ...