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Dunstaffnage Castle, Dunbeg by Oban, Argyll, Scotland

21 Nov 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Hoosie

I used to live near Dunstaffnage Castle, which is close to Oban in Argyll and have visited it many times. The castle is maintained by Historic Environment Scotland.  Access to the grounds and the chapel in the woods are free.  There is a charge for...

The Fairy-tale Garden of Lights in Krakow - House of Snow White

20 Nov 2021 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

The Garden of Lights is an amazing visual event aimed mainly at our children, but also adults will feel the magical world of fairy tales that are timeless and probably also remember from their childhood. Ogród Świateł to niesamowite wydarzenie wi...

World War Zero: An Alternate History Drabble

20 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred

Gavrilo Princip aimed his gun at the victim. He could not afford to botch things up the way his comrade had, a few hours ago. The victim and his wife came into view. Stupid sentimental fool! Giving up all that power and status for a mere woman. He wo...

The Acceptance Letter : An Alternate History Drabble

19 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred

The blue eyes of the young man shone with great pleasure as he read the letter. He could barely believe that his dream was coming true, that his perseverance had finally paid off. It was his second time to apply to the school. Last year, the school h...

"Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat!"(Alexander the Great)

18 Nov 2021 2 minute read 1 comment Dj Modugno

How this famous quote relates to trading cryptocurrency and ultimately your wealth! "Fortunis Fortuna Adiuvat" is a latin proclamation which means "Fortune Favors the Bold". Many people believe that is was Alexander the Great who first made this sta...

The non-protagonists of the history

9 Nov 2021 2 minute read 12 comments Duvinca

Archeology, it is fascinating to be able to dig into our past and unearth treasures and knowledge. And another relevant news arrives, in this case it is Pompeii again, you know, the fascinating Roman city submerged in the ashes of the Vesuvius volcan...

I'll build myself a castle, and who will forbid the rich? - the village of Katarzynin

9 Nov 2021 4 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

    Wybuduję sobie zamek, a kto bogatemu zabroni? In the subject of castles, the history of Polish architecture is quite rich. In order for the family to be significant in the The Republic of Poland, it had to have a decent residence, at least a ma...

The Logic of Violence

7 Nov 2021 6 minute read 0 comments Exponential TOM

[I explore these ideas further in VIDEO and PODCAST form]   This is a very interesting concept that I'm starting to become more familiar with. I am slightly upset that I was never made aware of it during my schooling years.  Turns out that it is one...

THE BATTLE OF SALAMIS, 480 BC: The Battle to Save Greece

5 Nov 2021 17 minute read 2 comments YouveBeenGreeked

Xerxes has so far proven himself successful in his mission to capture Athens and conquer Greece, albeit at a cost; twenty-thousand soldiers and several close family members had been slaughtered at the narrow pass of Thermopylae by Leonidas's allied G...

Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1 Nov 2021 6 minute read 0 comments The Archivist

(The Library: Article) It is my pleasure to present to you the realisation of Alfred Hitchcock, which is aptly titled: Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Because in this anthology, Alfred Hitchcock did present. And he presented well. What he presented is not...