I’m no fan of war: it is destructive and causes pain and anguish. But sometimes, it is necessary. And always, we must remember those who gave their lives in the pursuit of justice. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the guns stopped. […]
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One of my ancestors was a young Irish girl called Ellen McCarthy. She was also know as Eleanor McCarthy and, in her Old Bailey Trial, Ellen M’Carty. She was transported for seven years – not for the legendary stealing of a loaf of bread, but for kidnapping. A copy of […]
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I have been asked a few times why, since I love history and research so much, I don’t just write the facts. Facts are interesting. Why not just tell it like it is? To me, however, the facts are created by other elements – elements that are often ignored or […]
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