Robert ‘Bob’ Brown (1919-1985) was born as the ink was drying on the Treaty of Versailles. The youngest of 13 children born to Enos and
Author: Dr Alan Brown
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Coward (2012)
Coward (2012) is a short film by David Roddham available on YouTube. It features two young Irishmen who volunteer to fight for the British army
How the British media got it wrong
Theresa May’s House of Commons defeat of her Brexit plan on 15 January 2019 has widely been reported in the British press as the largest
Paris 1919 (2009)
This part-dramatised documentary about the Paris Peace Conference following the Great War contains some remarkable period footage and, refreshingly, contains no ‘talking heads’. Another notable
The Teacher’s Insult
‘Those who can, do. Those who cannot, teach’ is an accusation often thrown at teachers, usually by those who despise the profession or are intimidated
The Roman mass poisoning of 331 BC
Contributed by Dr Edith Lister According to the historian of ancient Rome, Titus Livius Patavinus (‘Livy’), a sensational trial took place in 331 BC which
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