Lifting the fog on Portugal's pretty Tamega River valley
Steve McKenna savours a stop in a postcard-pretty Portuguese town
Source: thewest.com.au
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Bernard Cornwell: the story of a literary warlord
Author Bernard Cornwell is a master of the historical thriller, from The Last Kingdom to Sharpe. His life is as remarkable as his fiction.
Source: squaremile.com
Did any British soldiers survive both the Battle of New Orleans and The Battle of Waterloo?
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: A famous example of this was Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith (1787-1860), better known as Harry Smith.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
MPs consider forcing Cameron to answer questions in Commons
There have been questions about how the foreign secretary would be held to account given he is no longer an MP.
Source: sky.com
MPs considering using arcane measure to allow Cameron to take Commons questions
The Procedure Committee is reportedly set to recommend the Foreign Secretary appear at the Bar of the House of Commons to be scrutinised.
Source: theargus.co.uk
The history of Lisbon: Portugal's capital of exploration and commerce
From Phoenician fort to Roman city, Moorish settlement and great European hub of exploration, Lisbon has lived many lives. Barry Hatton traces the history of the capital on the Tagus.
Source: historyextra.com
The History of Lisbon: Portugal's Capital And Exploration Hub
From Phoenician fort to Roman city, Moorish settlement and great European hub of exploration, Lisbon has lived many lives
Source: historyextra.com
Rare Regimental Commander's Peninsula War group to be offered at Noonans
During the Peninsula War (1807-14) Scottish-born Lieutenant-General Sir John Cameron, K.C.B. of the 9th Foot saw not one but two horses killed under h
City Of United Kingdom John Moore John Cameron Peninsula War Scottish Born Lieutenant General Sir John Cameron
Source: artdaily.com
From the Archives, 1984: Army defuses doorstop crisis for Glen Iris bomb owner
In 1984, Jim Crump’s old bombshell -- which his children sometimes rolled down the passage when he wasn’t using it as a doorstop — turned out to be live. The Crump family required Army assistance to defuse the device.
Source: theage.com.au
From the Archives, 1984: Army defuses doorstop crisis for Glen Iris bomb owner
In 1984, Jim Crump’s old bombshell -- which his children sometimes rolled down the passage when he wasn’t using it as a doorstop — turned out to be live. The Crump family required Army assistance to defuse the device.
Source: brisbanetimes.com.au