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A couple of weeks ago I read Bernard Cornwell’s latest novel – ‘Azincourt’.
(Not a typo – it’s the French spelling of Agincourt.)
It was certainly stirring stuff, and whilst it will never win the Booker Prize (and I’ve enjoyed nothing I’ve read that ever did win it – so maybe that’s no bad thing) it certainly [...]
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Henry Allingham 1896 – 2009
Nearly 30 years ago I had the privilege of being asked to play guitar in the house band for a drama documentary describing the life of local World War One veteran Hawtin Munday.
It was called ‘Days of Pride’ and there’s a rather good site here all about the local area and [...]
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