Category Archives: History

British History, focusing on the lives of normal people from the ice age onwards.

Bugle Tapestry

Top news story! The very latest research has shown that the Battle of Hastings was in fact an act of revenge by William of Normandy for a custard pie attack by soldiers loyal to Harold Godwinson, self-styled King of Engeland. … Continue reading

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Thinbridge

In travelling home from Bury St Edmunds the other month I stopped in front of a narrow bridge over the railway line. In waiting at the lights before crossing over the bridge, my son and I got into a random … Continue reading

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