To stick with my BBC History magazine subscription or to switch to History Today??
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A lady wrote the following letters at the bottom of her flour barrel:
O I C U R M T Another wonderful Victorian joke courtesy of historytoday.com
Here’s a cute Victorian joke I found in a History Today article…
"See here, wait, I've found a button in my salad." "That's all right, sir, it's part of the dressing."
Critical Review of ‘Liverpool and the American Civil War’ by J. Pelzer
John D. Pelzer, ‘Liverpool and the American Civil War’, History Today 40 (1990), pp. 46-52. The article takes a fairly narrative tone, opening with the story of the launching of the Virginia from Liverpool immediately illustrating one significant connection between Liverpool and America – the ports. John Pelzer’s ‘Liverpool and the American Civil War’ discusses … Continue reading Critical Review of ‘Liverpool and the American Civil War’ by J. Pelzer