Historian, especially Victorian defence, PhD candidate at Wolverhampton. Former prison governor and senior civil servant. Presenter of wireless show.
Boston, Lincolnshire
Joined March 2020
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Parmentier sardines in tomato sauce, with a bit of hot chilli seasoning, on hot buttered sourdough toast is quite possibly the perfect lunch. So there.
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Kevin Lockyer retweeted
We should all be worried by this. The ahistorical cranks are winning.
The Death of History open.substack.com/pub/niallf…
My 13 year old son uses YouTube for an hour a day. It is the only SM he uses. I know exactly what he watches and for how long. He watches no TV. Why should he be denied this pleasure because some parents can't be bothered to actually parent?
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The most depressing comment on the Government's ill-considered social media ban is that it will give parents permission to say 'no'. Parents already can say no. The fact that they choose not to is their issue.
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On the one hand, I probably know more about Herbert's influence on defence planning in the second Palmerston government than anyone else. On the other, I still struggle to read his bloody handwriting!
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The sight of the US president trying to extricate himself from a war that he started, with no clear strategic purpose or articulable war aims, is just another step in his miserable debasement of the office he holds.
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In case anyone is at a loose end on Wednesday evening. I'm looking forward to this...
facebook.com/groups/fortsand…
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A little gem from the National Archives. Perhaps the 10 December 1873 meeting of the Defence Committee dragged a bit….
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Final prep for my presentation to @Royal_Armouries Weapons in Society conference @Fort_Nelson tomorrow.
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Trains to Portsmouth used to be lovely, proper corridor coaches with compartments with nice comfy seats (which gave out a cloud of dust when you sat down). Now we have this. Not entirely convinced that it’s progress
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Come to this on Thursday and listen to me talk about the 1859 Royal Commission on National Defences, with some lessons we would be as well not to repeat
royalarmouries.org/fort-nels…
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Kevin Lockyer retweeted
No, it was a good thing, and certainly far better than the alternative, which is political patronage run riot.
I am presenting a paper to this conference, on fortifications and the illusion of protection, focusing particular on the 1859 Royal Commission on National Defences and the fortification of Portsmouth
royalarmouries.org/fort-nels…
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