He was a Tory of the old school. If it was progressive, he was against it.
Read Moreprinted on the centre of each poppy, the letter H.F. For Haig Fund.
Read MoreCharles II “loved her more for her wit than the attractions of her person.”
Read MoreThe best plum in the pudding, though, was a marriage proposal.
Read MoreLondon was the syphilis capital of the world in the 16th and 17th centuries
Read More“the black smudge at 2 because 2 pm was the hour when the king’s head was chopped off”
Read More“from private information I have little doubt that his own family believed him to be the murderer”
Read MoreSex, birth, scandal and possibly death…
Read MoreToday’s the day – London’s gas lamps debuted on January 28th, 1807
Read MoreA bit of late Georgian strutting her stuff
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