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Windows into History Signed Copy

A limited number of signed copies of Windows into History are now available for UK postage. For further details please follow the link below to our sister site: Windows into History – Signed Copies Travel journals offer us a window … Continue reading

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Christmas Lost

Some of the history articles that would usually appear here will be gradually transitioning across to our sister site: The View from the Junkyard.  It is an add-free blog, which makes for a less intrusive reading experience.  This week we … Continue reading

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Shocking Trousers

Quick Quotes 1.  The following is taken from Max O’Rell’s Jonathan and his Continent (1889): In America, gentlemen’s dress is plain, even severe : a high hat, black coat, dark trousers, fancy cloth is little used, even in travelling. I … Continue reading

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Travel Journals

Travel journals offer us a window into the past. They free us from the interpretations and opinions of modern historians and offer us eye-witness accounts, from the perspective of a visitor to a foreign land. The big events in history … Continue reading

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