Category Archives: History

Places, people and events with a historical relevance, for folk with a passion for the past.

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History Writing

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Reading about the past is, for me, an ongoing pleasure. I also set my latest books there. As regular readers of The Story Bazaar will know, I have written one historical novel and am writing a second. So chairing The … Continue reading

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Guitars

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In just over a weeks time the twenty-first Festival de Jerez will begin. I have my flight tickets at the ready and our flat will be full of friends.  There has already been much discussion about the Programme. Who is appearing? … Continue reading

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Beautiful Borough & Gorgeous George

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Anyone who lives and or works around London Bridge/Borough High Street or who has lived in London for a long time will have come across The George.  A sixteenth century coaching inn ( although the buildings you see before you … Continue reading

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Salt

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‘With all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt‘* Sodium is necessary to human life. We each need about 1.5 grams of sodium per day in order to maintain the electrolitic balance in the body and enable the human central nervous … Continue reading

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Viniculture

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‘Petit engines agricole‘ is what they’re called and they are the bane of the motorist’s life at this time of year, these slim little tractors dotting the roads of southern France, chugging along with their cargo of grapes. Just narrow enough … Continue reading