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The Druids’ Search for Light Collection #1
Shortly after we posted the first collection of the Siblings of Saint Rupert, an anonymous collector contacted us. They told us about some photographs which they’d inherited from their late father who, in turn, inherited them from their father etcetera, spanning back several generations. We asked for digital copies for analysis and, once received, we…
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Victorians Who Died by Their Own Inventions Collection #1
In these content saturated times, it’s difficult for us to imagine or appreciate what life was like in Victorian England. These days our attention is diluted to the point where it’s often impossible to find an interesting topic of conversation because we’re all distracted by an overwhelming amount of content. Not so in Victorian England.…
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The Deathly One Man Boat Race
Today we take a look at the peculiar, if not disastrous, One Man Boat Race of 1864. A total of 57 people set off from the beaches of Blackpool in tiny one man boats headed for New York. They were only allowed to take one umbrella, a useless map, a flask of tea, tobacco, one…
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