Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Saturday, 28 December 2013

Some of my favourite reads of 2013

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Tudor: The Family Story  by Leanda de Lisle. Leanda's biography of Lady Jane Grey and her sisters Katherine and Mary is my favourite ...
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Monday, 20 August 2012

The White Star sisters

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By 1907, Britain's White Star Line had an impressive fleet of liners that enabled the company to connect Britain with both its imper...
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Famous Shipping Disasters: The Loss of the "Republic" (1909)

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This month, there was the tragic news of the sinking of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia , after it ran aground off the Isola del Gi...
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Sunday, 14 August 2011

The return of the Ascendancy

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Ever wondered what it would be like to spend a week, an evening or a weekend living like a member of the Irish Ascendancy? Well, The Irish ...
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Saturday, 4 June 2011

Review of the new "Queen Elizabeth"

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After travelling on her for a five day European cruise, the blog Tips for travellers reviews the new 92,000-tonne Cunard vessel Queen Eliza...
Sunday, 6 February 2011

The Prince of Wales in Belfast

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With thanks to Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland for his post on the Prince of Wales's current visit to Belfast. HRH The Prince of Wale...
Thursday, 9 September 2010

"Titanic" gets a sequel

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How gloriously awful .
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Sunday, 8 August 2010

Medical Team Slaughtered by the Taliban in Afghanistan

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Above: Dr. Karen Woo, a British national, who was murdered today in Afghanistan "Ten members of the Christian medical team — six Ameri...
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