A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (6)

Between 1206 and 1150 BC, the cultural collapse of the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and northern…

Flying Scotsman Returns!

Originally posted on Loco Yard:
Today, the world’s most famous steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman, has returned to Steam, at the tune…

Originally posted on Stephen G Hipperson:
Probably the last time I’ll see this old ‘un on a real track under full steam.…

Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
The Flying Scotsman is one of the most famous names in locomotion and with a history…

Last week saw the return to active service of the Flying Scotsman. I didn’t have the opportunity to see this…

As you prepare to enter the Tower across the moat, you pass the remains of the Royal Menagerie. It was…

St Mary Abchurch Photo by Ben Rimmer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rimski/) Despite its location just off of the main thoroughfare of Cannon Street…

The Tree Sparrow is the smaller and rarer of the two UK species of Sparrows. It is estimated to…

We left our story around the year 1200 BC with the collapse of the Late Bronze Age civilisations. This was…

The Gift Horse by Hans Haacke is currently on display on the ‘fourth plinth’ in Trafalger Square, It depicts a skeletal…