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Major-General Sir Colin Gubbins KCMG DSO MC

13 January 202113 January 2021 Ben Davidson 0 Comments army, Gubbins, SOE, talented, WW2

Major-General Sir Colin McVean Gubbins KCMG DSO MC, Gubbins was born in Japan on 2 July 1896, the younger son

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Famous People 

Llywelyn the Great

29 December 202029 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Llywelyn the Great, Wales

Llywelyn the Great was born about 1173, the son of Iorwerth ab Owain and the grandson of Owain Gwynedd, who

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Famous People 

Henry Addington

22 December 202022 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments 1800's, Henry Addington, Prime Minister

Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, 30 May 1757 – 15 Feb 1844 was a British Tory statesman who served as

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Sir Colin Gubbins
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Major General Sir Colin Gubbins

7 December 20207 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Bilderburg Group, British Army, Sir Colin Gubbins, SOE, wwII

Major-General Sir Colin McVean Gubbins KCMG DSO MC, was the prime mover of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in the

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George Armstrong Custer

4 October 20204 October 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments army, Custer, US Cavalry, US Civil War

George Armstrong Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, 5th Dec 1839 – 25th Jun 1876, to Emanuel Henry Custer

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Ebenezer Howard

5 July 20205 July 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Ebenezer Howard, Letchworth Garden City, New Towns, Welwyn

Sir Ebenezer Howard OBE, 29 Jan 1850 – 1 May 1928, was an English urban planner and founder of the

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Famous People Men of Valour 

Leonard Cheshire

14 June 202014 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Bomber Command, Halifax, Leonard Cheshire Charity, RAF, Victoria Cross

Leonard Cheshire was born 7th September 1917, the son of Geoffrey Chevalier Cheshire, a barrister, academic and influential writer on

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Famous People 

Edward Colston

7 June 20207 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Bristol, Edward Colston, slavery, sugar

Edward Colston, 2 Nov 1636 – 11 Oct 1721. Edward was born on 2 November 1636 in Church Street, Bristol,

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Famous People 

Joachim Peiper

12 May 202012 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Peiper, tanks, war crimes, WW2

Joachim Peiper born 30 January 1915 – 14 July 1976, also known as Jochen Peiper, he was a member of

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Robert Kennedy

4 May 20204 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments assassination, Democrat, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, San Francisco

It was just after midnight on the 5th June 1968, when to the roar of the supporters, Senator Robert Kennedy,

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Indepth Posts

Ten Most Popular British Prime Ministers
British History Indepth Posts 

Ten Most Popular British Prime Ministers

23 November 202023 November 2020 Ben Davidson 1

No 10. Harold MacMillan British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963.

JFK – The Assassination
Indepth Posts 

JFK – The Assassination

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British Broadcasting Corporation
Indepth Posts 

British Broadcasting Corporation

1 November 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Laika – The Sputnik Dog
Indepth Posts 

Laika – The Sputnik Dog

31 October 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot
British History Indepth Posts 

Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot

30 October 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Matthew Hopkins – The Witchfinder General
Indepth Posts 

Matthew Hopkins – The Witchfinder General

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FILM & TV REVIEWS

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany – BBC
Film Reviews 

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany – BBC

5 September 20205 September 2020 Ben Davidson 0

This little series came out the end of 2019, this series looks at home movies that belonged to German people

Iron Fury (2020)
Film Reviews 

Iron Fury (2020)

10 June 202010 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0
The Last Kingdom (Netflix)
Film Reviews 

The Last Kingdom (Netflix)

4 May 20204 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Braveheart (1995)
Film Reviews 

Braveheart (1995)

1 May 20201 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Film: Zulu (1964)
Film Reviews 

Film: Zulu (1964)

28 April 202028 April 2020 Ben Davidson 0

US Civil War

Crittenden Compromise
US Civil War 

Crittenden Compromise

24 December 202024 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0

The compromise proposed six constitutional amendments and four Congressional resolutions. Crittenden introduced the package on December 18. It was tabled

George Armstrong Custer
American West Famous People US Civil War 

George Armstrong Custer

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Sherman’s March to the Sea
US Civil War 

Sherman’s March to the Sea

19 August 202019 August 2020 Ben Davidson 0
The New York Draft Riots
US Civil War 

The New York Draft Riots

21 July 202021 July 2020 Ben Davidson 0

Home Front

Women’s Timber Corps
Home Front 

Women’s Timber Corps

2 January 20212 January 2021 Ben Davidson 0

Formed in 1942, the origins of the WTC go back to the First World War when the Women’s Timber Service

WW2 Food Rations
Home Front 

WW2 Food Rations

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Ministry of Food
Home Front 

Ministry of Food

30 June 202030 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Lord Woolton Pie
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Lord Woolton Pie

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