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Vor 4 Tagen · Some Men in London is skilfully sequenced, juxtaposing Henry “Chips” Channon’s casual ledger-card accounting of his conquests with sobering reports on arrests of working-class gay men, or following an extract from William Douglas Home’s 1947 play Now Barabbas… with the Evening Standard’s hostile review (“the normal section of the audience giggled with embarrassment”). In those ...
Vor 4 Tagen · The Guernsey Girls Go to War by Mary Wood This is a fast moving and sometimes moving book of female courage and friendship in extreme circumstances. It is set in the early days of the Second World War and shows how this conflict affected people in London and of course, Guernsey.
Vor 4 Tagen · Sir Henry Cecil’s love for Great Yarmouth Racecourse and his success there has left an indelible mark on the racing world. His methods and the careful nurturing of two-year-olds at this venue have inspired many trainers to consider similar approaches. His legacy at Great Yarmouth endures as a testament to his genius in horse training and his deep understanding of what it takes to develop ...
22. Juni 2024 · Als jüngerer Sohn von König Heinrich VII. und Elizabeth von York wurde er nach dem frühen Tod seines älteren Bruders Arthur im Jahr 1502 Thronerbe. Seine Krönung im Juni 1509 war nach den englischen Rosenkriegen die erste friedliche Thronbesteigung seit beinahe 100 Jahren.
Vor 6 Tagen · The Inventive Life of George H. McFadden by Richard Carreño traces McFadden’s rocky journey from an awkward beginning as the gay scion of wealth and prominence; to Cyprus as a famed University of Pennsylvania archaeologist of ancient Greek treasures; from war-time Germany to France, Greece, and, lastly, from Egypt where he faced down the Nazi war machine as an American spy.
21. Juni 2024 · The Diary of Henry Machyn, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London, 1550-1563 This volume from the Camden Society series covers a period of rapid political and religious change in the reigns of Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth, as observed and recorded by a citizen of London.
22. Juni 2024 · This is a complete list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1950 general election, held on 23 February 1950. Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included Edward Heath, Horace King, Fred Mulley, Bernard Braine, Harry Hylton-Foster, Iain Macleod, Gerald Nabarro, Reginald Maudling, Robert Carr ...
