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The Aviation Park Festival 2016
Thank you for your comment below on Jul 30, 2021, in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question.
Normans draining marshlands calls attention to their marsh-draining technology.
Is it known how the Norman conquerors managed marsh ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/10/2024
Blick Mead: Stonehenge's sacred spring
They don't. Most were dispossessed. Somebfled to Constantinople where they joined the Varangian guard, but in thrbearyb1200sbthe Varahgians were massacred bybinvading Normans.
frankbeswick, on 06/09/2024
The Camel Trail
Rick Stein has two fish restaurants there, and there are others. It is a tourist hub for the north Cornish coast.
frankbeswick, on 06/09/2024
Book Review: The Moor
Put the remains into landfill.
frankbeswick, on 06/09/2024
Religious Minorities in Iraq
In think that they go anywhere they feel safe from fundamentalists.
frankbeswick, on 06/09/2024
The Philosopher and the Gospels: a review
I have toyed with the idea of a successor, but it has never happened. Too much time has elapsed between the writing then and know.
frankbeswick, on 06/09/2024
The Spectres in the Tower
They were affordable only by the rich.
frankbeswick, on 06/09/2024
The Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race
They are well known, but we only found out on the day.
frankbeswick, on 06/09/2024
The Snowdonia Slate Trail
Dairy cattle are lacking, but sheep are plentiful. Ewe's milk cheese is therefore possible, but the better cheeses from the cattle family must be imported.
frankbeswick, on 06/09/2024
Who Was Otto Kubel?
Yes, I think so, but didn't find any. A lot of his work is uncredited and archives were mostly burned at the end of WW2.
Tolovaj, on 06/08/2024
Who Was Otto Kubel?
His work is mainly in private hands but I believe you can find it in museums as well.
Tolovaj, on 06/08/2024
Who Was Otto Kubel?
He worked in oil and water colors for illustrations and postcards.
Tolovaj, on 06/08/2024
Who Was Otto Kubel?
Sorry, I am not familar with details, but I think Kubel lived in his house while artists coming for a few months only, rented spaces in the neighborhood.
Tolovaj, on 06/08/2024
Who Was Otto Kubel?
The fourth subheading, Books, advises us that "Otto Kubel illustrated numerous books by German and American authors."
Did Otto Kubel illustrate books authored by English authors?
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/08/2024
The Snowdonia Slate Trail
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question.
The Falkland Islands are on my mind because of the En Avant vessel -- with Bill Tilman and climbing associates aboard -- not arriving there from Rio de ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/08/2024