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A Stranger In Your Country

Paul Sullivan

Investigating neglected corners of British history and folklore, with a particular interest in their intersection, written with hand on heart and tongue in cheek.

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The history of the Ploughman’s Lunch

It was the summer of 1981, and I was back from my first year at university in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. An old schoolfriend and I revisited our childhood haunts in Cleethorpes, culminating in lunch in The Smugglers’ Inn. This piratical pub did n...

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Robin Hood and the Giants

The Robin Hood legends are not the first thing you might associate with the topic of Giants, nor, come to that, is the county of Derbyshire, Robin being either a Nottinghamshire or South Yorkshire man, depending on which stories you are rea...

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History By The Dozen - Quiz 14

1. What land did Scotland claim in 1472?

A. Berwick-upon-Tweed

B. Strathclyde

C. Orkney and Shetland

2. How was James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, leader of the 1685 Monmouth Rebellion, related to the Royal Family?

A. Husband of Charles...

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The Gallipoli campaign - an eyewitness account

I’ve written about my grandfather Bert Sullivan’s experiences at Gallipoli in a couple of posts previously, including one describing his recruitment and deployment, and the other describing his time on the battlefield.

Since posting those,...

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A brief history of sugar

Hacienda La Fortuna. A sugar mill complex in Puerto Rico, painted by Francisco Oller in 1885. Brooklyn Museum

I am assured by my mother of these two “firsts” from my infancy. The first tune I hummed was the theme from the TV show Wa...

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    History and folklore writer, musician, foreigner, aiming for the stylistic sweet spot between Gerald Durrell and Laurie Lee. Author of 12 history books so far, and a guide to chickens… Ignore that one.

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