If Bogie weren’t an actor, he might have cut it as a professional chess aficionado!
Humphrey Bogart is one of the silver screen’s classic icons. Regarded by many as the best screen actor of allContinue Reading
Category: Culture
Peace in Ireland?: The Good Friday Agreement.
The twentieth century saw some of the worst political violence in Northern Ireland, between 1969 and 1999, where almost someContinue Reading
Madness, hysteria, panic and Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds.
In the first half of the twentieth century, the radio ruled the air waves in homes around the world. AnContinue Reading
Will the real Lady Godiva please raise your hand?
Did the real Lady Godiva actually ride through Coventry naked is a question that we have all been asking forContinue Reading
My unashamed admiration for Hana Mandlikova.
In the early to mid eighties when I was a kid I was obsessed with tennis. The back of myContinue Reading
Karma really is a beautiful thing. Greg LeMond and his new carbon fibre venture.
Karma really is a beautiful thing! I am a true believer of what goes around comes around. A few daysContinue Reading
Australia’s first global superstar: Dame Nellie Melba.
The incredible Nellie Melba was a woman truly ahead of her time. She ignored society’s views of a woman’s placeContinue Reading
Muhammad and the Revelation of God
According to Muslim tradition, on the 8th of June, 632 CE, following a short illness, the Prophet Muhammad, died inContinue Reading
Nancy Marie Brown reveals some interesting truths about the Lewis Chessmen, Viking history and Margret the Adroit.
Medievalist and author, Nancy Marie Brown just might be Iceland’s hardest working advocate. She spends a part of each summerContinue Reading
History’s Willing Advocate: Q & A with The Freelance History Writer.
The revival in the interest in history has exploded over the last ten years since the advent of amazing blog/websiteContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 