By Lyn Funnell It’s Remembrance Day tomorrow. My Dad, Les Richards, didn’t take part in the…
Tag: british history
Corfe Castle, Dorset. Centuries of History and Mystery!
By Lyn Funnell We parked in the National Trust car park by the main road. The…
Slavery, The Mersey, The Mississippi and The Cotton Trade
By Lyn Funnell It’s hard to believe that there are more slaves in the world now…
The Earl of Sandwich and a Kentish Town
By Lyn Funnell In 1762 John Montague, the 4th Earl of Sandwich was the first person…
HMS Trincomalee
By Lyn Funnell The Frigate HMS Trincomalee is moored by the National Museum of the Royal…
Hever Castle, Ann Boleyn’s Haunted Family Home
By Lyn Funnell Getting off the coach, we walked through the entrance arch to Hever, and…
The Many Ghosts of Arundel Castle
By Wendy Hughes Arundel in Sussex is ten miles from Worthing. Dominating the town sits the…