The Mary Rose Bell is one of the few objects excavated, which date from the launch of the ship in … More
Category: History
Robert Falcon Scott
This statue of Robert Falcon Scott stands at the entrance to Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. It was sculpted by Kathleen Scott, … More
A Virtual Reconstruction Of Ancient Rome
This is awesome. Must see for anyone interested in Roman History
Mary Rose (2): The remains of the Ship
The preservation of the ship and its contents are been a major undertaking. Essentially the archaeologists were working with little … More
Mary Rose (1)
Over the next few weeks, I plan to publish a series of blogs about my recent visit to the Mary … More
The Draco
The ‘Draco’ was part of a Roman military standard. It was initially used by the cavalry as they charged into … More
Kiss your Heritage Goodbye
Originally posted on Ed Mooney Photography:
Coolbanagher Castle via Google Street Veiw Please forgive me for this post as I may rant…
Bletchley Park revisited (8): The Enigma machines
When people generally talk about the Enigma machine, they usually imagine that it was a single model, which once the … More
Bletchley Park revisited (7): The Mansion
There had been a house on the site since 1711, but when the estate was built by Herbert Samuel Leon … More
HMS Benbow
HMS Benbow was launched at Rotherhithe in London in 1813. She was the first nof a number of Royal Navy … More
