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About History: The humble Pigeon goes to War
First broadcast on BBC1 on October 5th, 1989, ‘Corporal Punishment’ is the second episode of ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’, which is the fourth...
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Tastes Of History
Nov 13, 2022
Dispelling Some Myths: 'Trench Art'
One of our favourite sources of entertainment and ideas for this Blog are derived from the BBC’s ‘Bargain Hunt’ television series. As...
Tastes Of History
Oct 12, 2022
On This Day: Edith Cavell executed
On this day, in the early hours of October 12th, 1915, a British national, still wearing her nurses’ uniform, was led out into a yard at...
Tastes Of History
Jan 12, 2022
On This Day: Agatha Christie's final chapter
January 12th, 1976: Crime writer Agatha Christie dies aged 85. In her posthumously published Autobiography, she briefly details her...
Tastes Of History
Dec 24, 2021
On This Day: The first air raid
December 24th, 1914: A German seaplane carried out the first air raid on British soil, dropping bombs on Dover. There were no casualties....
Tastes Of History
Jun 19, 2020
From the Supply Reserve Depot
Success! For some time now, we have been searching for a stoneware jar marked with the letters 'SRD' to complement Tastes Of History’s...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Home Front 1918
With 2018 marking the centenary of the end of the Great War, at Waddesdon Manor we recreated a taste of the Home Front in 1918. Many of...
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