German Invasion Force in London, 1909! January 2, 2014
Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary
All the European nations suffered bouts of craziness leading up to the First World War: one of the reasons that so many men in jackets started throwing straw hats at each other in August 1914… However, in many ways the most endearing and incredible was the conviction in Britain that Germany was planning an invasion […]
Dreaming Murder in Parliament 7#: Perceval Speaks! October 23, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
***For all previous posts on the Perceval Dream follow this link*** In one of the many modern books that describe the Williams’ dream this strange addition to the legend is included. Get ready for a laugh. A week later, Spencer Perceval himself had a very disturbing dream. After he shared with his family the nightmare […]
Dreaming Murder in Parliament #3: The Earliest Account October 11, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
This appeared in The Times 16 Aug 1828 ‘Remarkable Coincidences’. We have been able to find no earlier trace of the alleged dream of the murder of 1812. It is clearly valuable for its age and seems to depend on the special knowledge of Mr Williams. However, serious discrepancies with the later account (next post) […]
Victorian Lesbian Cobblers August 26, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary, Modern
A week in which this blogger has had a thrilling time reading works on the history of lesbianism: some surprisingly good books out there. Anyway, one of the most fascinating facts about sexuality in western Europe and later European colonies is that way that there was one standard for male homosexuality and quite another for […]
