by Charlie | May 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
The new Mary Rose museum opens in Portsmouth today with many hosannas and much hullabaloo – and rightly so. Rarely have we been presented with such an opportunity to reconstruct a specific incident from history in literally forensic detail: from the ship itself...
by Charlie | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last week they parked an aircraft carrier outside my window. As I spend most of my alleged working days staring slack-jawed at the river I happened to see HMS Illustrious arrive and was able to watch as she turned in a wide arc with a measured serenity to manoeuvre...
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