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Everyone knows that Cromwell and the puritans of the English Revolution banned Christmas… Perhaps less well-known is the opposition and… READ MORE
“This has to be the most difficult thing I’ve ever written. Pete Shaughnessy, a great man and true friend is… READ MORE
As we have previously related, for 100s of years Newgate Prison was the most potent symbol and reality of state… READ MORE
It is mentioned in Whitelocke’s Memorials, that on the 20th of December, 1649, some stage players were seized by troopers… READ MORE
Journalist and writer William Hone briefly became a popular hero in December 1817, when he defended himself against government prosecution… READ MORE
After World War 1, with the end of the war economy, and the de-mobbing of millions of soldiers and sailors… READ MORE
The following was lifted wholesale from the excellent account by Mary Mills, originally published I think in the South London… READ MORE
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, was a judge, notorious for “acting as an instrument of royal policy”. Rapidly ascending through… READ MORE
On December 11th 1810 nineteen journeymen compositors (typesetters) who worked on the Times newspaper were sentenced to imprisonment for conspiracy, in… READ MORE
In 1975 14 peace activists were charged under the Incitement to Disaffection Act 1934 with conspiracy to incite disaffection. They… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
A passionate baseball fan blog celebrating America's favorite pastime.
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