Tag: world history
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Museums of the World: In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres.
This was such an incredible experience and well worth the trip to Ypres. As I’ve mentioned before, my main criteria for any museum is how much they Inform, Educate and Entertain. In Flanders Fields museum fulfilled all of these criteria with ease. The museum is located in the second floor of the Cloth Hall building…
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A Sombre Trip to Ypres.
When I was a teenager my father told me a story. I must have been around 13 and learning about the First World war at school. I couldn’t quite grasp how devastating the war must have been on the families of England and how so many young men lost their lives in a needless war…
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The Return of Ten More Interesting Photos from History.
I’ve curated ten more interesting photos from history. Sometimes I’ll find them while browsing for something else, in the case of quite a few of these, they are photos that have burned themselves in my retinas that just need to be seen. The fearless ‘Three Jacksons,’ acrobats, Jarley Smith, Jewell Waddek, and Jimmy Kerrigan perform…
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Ten Strange Historic Photos.
I spend a lot of time on the internet so, as you would assume, I’ve seen some things. While the internet is a useful tool for sharing information, updating your friends as to what you are up to, ordering a meal or just stalking your favourite celebrity there’s also a lot of weird stuff floating…
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Charlton Cemetery under snow.
I did promise a few days ago a follow up post to my Charlton Cemetery post. Here it is. These photos were taken in January 2007. It had been snowing through the night and I just happened to be passing Charlton Cemetery. My camera was quite small so I had it in my jacket pocket…
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Antwerp Bunker Museum.
Hidden in a park on the outskirts of Antwerp lies this lovely, strange and surprising museum. The bunkers here were built in 1943 as part of the Atlantic wall defense shield around the coast of Europe by the German army during World War II. The troops which were stationed here in the bunkers and surrounding…
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