For some strange reason the place “Carter Bar” has been nagging the back of my mind…
Category: History
The Liverpool Beatles Museum: A Magical Journey Through Beatlemania
There can be few cities in the world where music is woven so completely into the…
A Grand Canal Scheme that went awry – and left its unpleasant aftermath
MALTESE SAYING “What can one expect – he/she is from the “Mandragg”! The sad and unfortunate…
Submarine HMS Urge found on the Seabed after 77 years
On 27th April, 1942, at the height of World War II, the Royal Navy’s submarine HMS…
The Bayeux Tapestry Returns Home: A Sussex Story Nearly 1,000 Years in the Making
Few historical artefacts capture the imagination quite like the Bayeux Tapestry. Stretching almost 70 metres in…
Taiwan: Dragons, Temples and the World’s Fastest Lift
Taiwan to many echoes the words Taipei, temples, dragons, technology and, dare we say, China. Think…
Visit to Ightham Mote
By Bella Schembri-Adams Right in the middle of the countryside in Sevenoaks, Kent is Ightham Mote…
Years Pass and Some Mysteries Remain Unexplained
Booms and bombs everyday in Malta and Gozo are just a regular occurrence. The people of…
Discovery of America
The Nao Santa Maria, pictured, is a replica of the boat in which Christopher Columbus sailed…
What Did Anne Boleyn Really Look Like?
Visitors to Hever Castle’s exhibition Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn have the rare…