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DEAR MISS DORIS: LETTERS FROM THE PAST - A WWII CHRONOLOGY

DEAR MISS DORIS: LETTERS FROM THE PAST - A WWII CHRONOLOGY

Based on original WWII letters. Love and hardship, the battle of the sexes, isolation, long distance relationships - a world in turmoil...

2021

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The Eternal Ink — The History of The Tattooed Ladies

Women In The World of Tattoos — From Sideshows To Artists

8 min readMay 13, 2024

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Betty Broadbent, the ‘Tattooed Venus’, Sydney, 1938. Regarded as the most photographed tattooed lady of the 20th century. photographer Ray Olsen, Pix Magazine, State Library of New South Wales. 4 April 1938. (Image source: Public Domain).

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Lessons from History

The Sinister Ceremony That Paved The Way for Hitler’s Rise — Why We Can’t Forget History

Potsdam Day: March 21, 1933

6 min readMar 21, 2024

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Adolf Hitler and Paul Von Hindenburg, Potsdam, 21st of March, 1933. (Image source: Public Domain).

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8th Of March: International Women’s Day

The history & why it matters more than ever

6 min readMar 8, 2024

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Women’s Day March poster from the Women’s Liberation Workshop in London, 1975. (Image source: Public Domain).

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The True “Gangs Of New York” — The Criminals That Ruled 19th Century NYC

Meet The Dead Rabbits, The Bowery Boys & The Five Points Gang

8 min readMar 4, 2024

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The True “Gangs Of New York” — The Criminals That Ruled 19th Century NYC

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Learn How To Swear Like A Viking

Christianity brought many of our contemporary profanities, but how did Vikings swear before — and after?

7 min readFeb 17, 2024

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Rendition of a bloodied Viking swearing loudly. (Photo made with Freepik. Courtesy of: Peter Deleuran).

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Pervitin — How Methamphetamine Fueled Nazi Germany

The drug that made Blitzkrieg possible

6 min readFeb 8, 2024

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LEFT: A German Waffen-SS soldier, heavily armed, carries ammunition boxes forward with a companion in territory taken by their counter-offensive in this scene from a captured German film. Belgium. December 1944. (Image source: Public Domain). RIGHT: Packaging containing six Pervitin (methamphetamine hydrochloride) ampoules from Germany, circa 1940. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons). Creative Commons license: CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED.

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Drugs, Sex, Decadence & Cabaret: The Hedonist Interwar Years In Germany 1918–1933

The Weimar Republic — A Nation Dancing On The Edge Of An Abyss

10 min readFeb 3, 2024

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Drugs, Sex, Decadence & Cabaret: The Hedonist Interwar Years In Germany 1918–1933

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From Nazi Occupation to French Liberation: How Paris Was Finally Freed in 1944

In 1940, Nazi Germany invaded France and quickly defeated the French army. The country was divided into occupied and unoccupied zones, with…

6 min readJan 25, 2024

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LIBERATION OF PARIS 26 AUGUST 1944 PARIS, FRANCE: The crowd of Parisians led by armoured cars of the French Division form a huge procession along Champs Elysees during the celebration of the capital. (Courtesy of Peter Deleuran & TopFoto.co.uk).

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History Of The Suffragettes & Women’s Right To Vote

Pioneering the Path to Equality For Women

11 min readJan 23, 2024

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The leader of the Women’s Suffragette movement, Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested by Superintendant Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London while trying to present a petition to HM King George V in May 1914. (Image source: Public Domain).

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Expert Tips: 5 Investment Auction Lots To Watch This Week (#8)

Five “sleepers” that could be an excellent investment!

8 min readJan 8, 2024

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LEFT/TOP: OMEGA, Speedmaster, 39 mm, 18K gold. (Image source: Courtesy under special permission from Auctionet.com). RIGHT/BOTTOM: FORD THUNDERBIRD 1956, two-seater convertible/hard top. (Image source: Courtesy under special permission from Auctionet.com).

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