Russell and Carol - hayle and hearty

"Some of the jam we thought was for tomorrow, we found we'd already eaten" RIP Tony Benn; more memorable quotes http://t.co/QXUGBJarnW

— Sarah Wollaston MP (@drwollastonmp) March 15, 2014

RIP Tony Benn. He made a secret memorial to suffragette Emily Davison in a Commons broom cupboard pic.twitter.com/oBLb8dXCLo

— Chris Whitehouse (@CllrWhitehouse) March 14, 2014

Fascinating glimpse at inflation over 40 years. H/T @sam_a_voice pic.twitter.com/M0DfR0nL6T

— Mark Sparrow (@MarkGSparrow) March 8, 2014

@MarkGSparrow @gerry_4 this is interesting too x pic.twitter.com/2ZycP1pjjO

— Dr Tig Calvert (@sam_a_voice) March 8, 2014

Came across this today.. via http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wbritonad/cornwall/185...

We were honoured by a visit from the notorios author Mark Evans

See his interview http://ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/tuesday-talk-budleigh-mu...

The Scent of Lilacs tells the story of Nazi Berlin during the
catastrophic last two weeks in April 1945, when the city was attacked
and occupied by the Red Army.  The terrible reality of the fall of
Berlin is brought to life through the day-to-day personal experiences of
ordinary soldiers and civilians as they struggle to cope

See more from his new book "Scent of Lilacs"

Smell that ink!

The sweet rhythm of the Heidelberg... https://t.co/KhaXSwkEoF

— GlastonburyFreePress (@glastofreepress) June 26, 2013

Via http://dreadnoughtsouthwest.org.uk/oxygen-cast-and-tickets/

And fifteen women become tens of thousands of people. It is July 26th, 1913. Hyde Park. And the South West women are there. Sharing the same oxygen.

 

I didn't realise that the memorials were originally Peace memorials so I found this collection of letters most interesting.

Via http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/24/going-down-of-the-sun

Yesterday was WhitSunday - I remember when Whit Monday was the May Bank Holiday.. and looked up when it changed and why.

According to Wikipedia it lasted a century....

Whit Monday was officially recognised as a bank holiday in 1871 but lost this status in 1971 when the Spring Bank Holiday was created.

I'd never been quite clear on the differences between Whitsun and Pentecost

Came across an interesting mention in http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-721-1/dissemi...

The Manor of Connerton and the hundred and liberties of Penwith were separate from the Duchy of Cornwall and gave the Lord of the Manor’s special rights and privileges, but also came with additional duties (listed as in the 15th century: to do common suit to the court and mill of the manor; to act as reeve if so elected; to act as a conventionary tenant of the manor; to repair and maintain the property) ...

Another site http://www.newman-family-tree.net/The-Story-of-Francis-Paynter%20by%20Ia...

Was caught by a paragraph in a New Scientist article on 'Fuel of the Future?' Methane hydrates [ Fuel of the future: How fiery ice could power Asia - environment - 07 March 2013 - New Scientist ]

Ancient history offers evidence to support this, says Euan Nisbet of Royal Holloway, University of London. A landslide off Norway 8000 years ago triggered a 4-metre-high tsunami that swamped Scotland. Geological data suggests it was accompanied by a massive methane release, possibly because warmer temperatures melted sea-floor hydrates (Nature, doi.org/ccf5rs).