God bless the King, I mean the Faith’s Defender; God bless – no harm in blessing – the Pretender; But who Pretender is, or who is King, God bless us all – that’s quite another thing! John Byrom: To an...
The Yorkshire was something of a landmark, and facing it across the river was another, Botterill’s Horse Repository, a startling and ornate building in red and yellow brick. Here the gentlemen who rod...
Leading the way was his boss, Commander ‘Dave’ Carpenter, in a suit so sharp you could peel mangoes with it.
True, Mama, but he’ll find it a difficult job to govern the country with nothing but the High Tories to support him. And whatever you think of their politics, Huskisson and Palmerston are very able me...