News from the Dead

In 1650, at Oxford Castle, Anne Greene was hanged for infanticide.

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On Parade

If conversation falters you might ask “when was the first Birthday Parade”?

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Never a Dull Moment

The genealogy of the Royal Family in the last 150 years should be a set question for applicants to the College of Arms.

Locked-Up

I felt emotional watching the TV coverage of the Thanksgiving Service at St Paul’s on Friday.

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Platinum Recollections

I’m like Bertie with a bone – I want to chew over three bits of the Birthday Parade you missed on TV.

Aggiornamento

Aggiornamento is a lovely word; it means bringing up-to-date. So you get an aggiornamento here most days.

The Machine Gun Corps

The Machine Gun Corps was formed in 1915 and disbanded a hundred years ago. Not because a machine gun was like a bow and arrow but because the machine gunners were absorbed into other units.

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