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Month: March 2022

Recent Reading – books about Winston Churchill

19/03/2022 donbrown 0

I’m about to start several tours for (mainly) Americans who are following in the footsteps of Winston Churchill. We’ll be doing Chartwell, Blenheim, Bletchley Park, […]

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The Opening Ceremony at the Tower of London

15/03/2022 donbrown 1

You’ve probably heard of the Tower of London’s ‘Ceremony of the Keys’ that takes place just before 10pm every day. This is when the Tower […]

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Love Letters to London

11/03/2022 donbrown 0

Yesterday, wearing my London Society hat and Paul Smith suit, I went to the awards for the Society’s “Love Letters to London” writing competition around […]

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