On February 10, 1906, the Royal Navy launched its latest warship out of the H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth. The vessel, the first capital ship to be powered by steam turbines, represented such a momentous development in naval technology that its commissioning in December of that year spawned an entire generation of battleships, the classification for which …
Elsewhere on this site I’ve expressed my love for cycling the near-deserted backroads and byways of my local area here in north Lincolnshire. One place which features regularly on my circuits is the village of Goxhill. When visiting Goxhill for the first time, the signage on each of the approach roads aroused my interest, proudly …
A friend asked me a while back why I was so interested in Norse culture and mythology. Before I relate my answer, I ought to explain first of all, that my fascination is far greater than my knowledge. Yes, I’m keen to know more but there is so much of the subject of which I’m …
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