All The Queen’s horses, of course, and in 2013 there were still 501 of them in the British army. More than there are tanks, only 227.
Category: History
Leather Armchairs
My Conference Speech
Something Serious
Český Krumlov
Rod and Net Fishing
Royal Salute
Lord Dundonald
A Spy in the Family
In the 1980s I was introduced to Patrick O’Brian’s novels about Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin (it’s curious that the series does not have a title). Like so many others, I became hooked on the detailed descriptions of life on board a Royal Navy ship in the early years of the 19th century. The depth… Continue reading A Spy in the Family