Friday, August 22, 2014

He was my diary

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‘My diary again. It’s sad to be going back to old habits I gave up since I got married. I used to write when I felt depressed - now I suppos...
Monday, August 18, 2014

Upper Slaughter’s squire

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Francis Edward Witts, rector and squire of Upper Slaughter, in the Cotswolds, died 160 years ago today. Though not an especially remarkable ...
Monday, July 28, 2014

Sunset of rosy juices

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Gerard Manley Hopkins, a Jesuit priest remembered largely for his innovative approach to writing poetry, was born 170 years ago today. He so...
Saturday, June 28, 2014

The Archduke’s travels

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The Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated a century ago today by Serbian extremists. It was one of the most infamous acts in history sin...
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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Russian cavalry and jams

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Sir Robert Laird Borden, the eighth Canadian prime minister who played a key role in overseeing his country’s status from colony to nation, ...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Astronautics is my life

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Archie Edmiston Roy, a Scottish astronomer, was born 90 years ago today. Although successful and widely published as an astronomer, he was b...
Monday, June 16, 2014

And so made significant

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Sir John Cheke, an English classical scholar and statesman, was born exactly 500 years ago today. He left behind no diaries, but he is credi...
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Senior’s conversations

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Nassau William Senior, a London lawyer better remembered as a pioneer of political economic thinking, died 150 years ago today. He had a gre...