Sunday, 30 June 2024

A video of Portchester

 10 years ago I made this video about the history of Portchester 

Thursday, 27 June 2024

Television

 I wrote a brief history of television

Portsmouth Charter

2024 is the 830th anniversary of Portsmouth being given its charter, by King Richard I (the Lionheart) in 1194 

Wednesday, 26 June 2024

International Pineapple Day

 27 June is International Pineapple Day. This is my history of fruits

Tuesday, 25 June 2024

A myth about the word tip

 I made a Youtube video about a myth about the word tip 

Friday, 21 June 2024

Suffragettes burned a church

On 6 May 1913 Suffragettes burned down St Catherine's Church in Hatcham, London

Thursday, 20 June 2024

Historical Gay Nuns

 I found this interesting video about historical gay nuns 

Wednesday, 19 June 2024

Chastity Belts are a myth

 It's a myth that in the Middle Ages women were made to wear chastity belts as this article explains

Keep it under your hat

 In this video I look at a myth about the origin of the phrase 'keep it under your hat'  

Monday, 17 June 2024

Iceland National Day

 17 June is Iceland National Day 

Sunday, 16 June 2024

The White Feather Campaign

 The White Feather Movement was a movement to shame men during the First World War

Tuesday, 11 June 2024

Pictures of Bruges

 I added some pictures of Bruges to my website

Sunday, 9 June 2024

Pictures of a Cruise to Norway

 I posted some pictures of a cruise to Norway  on my website 

Sunday, 2 June 2024

International Sex Workers Day

 2 June 2024 Is International Sex Workers Day  It began with a demonstration in France on 2 June 1975 and has been held ever since.