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History

Industrial Archaeology

I recently travelled back in time about 200 years – into the heart of the industrial revolution. I explored the coal pits and the iron

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A secret revealed…

  Accolades are pouring in for the movie The Imitation Game – featuring an amazing performance by Benedict Cumberbatch as the Enigma code-breaker Alan Turing.

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The battle at Battle

It’s not the most imaginative name really – Battle. The town built on the site of the Battle of Hastings – which of course didn’t

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A fright at the museum…

  I love museums – they’re fascinating places full of really really old and interesting things. They house ancient statues and primitive tools – the

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Who was at Hoo?

  It’s really strange to suddenly find yourself in the midst of one of your old school text books. Even in Australia we were taught

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A difficult history…

  Like so many people, I’ve seen Gone With the Wind. My vision of the American deep south was very much formed by Clark Gable’s

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The Mighty Mississippi

  Continuing my blogs about my US road trip – I thought I should talk about the cause of the whole venture – the Mississippi

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