Archive for the 'Living With History' Category

In the footsteps of D Company 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry D-Day, 6 June 1944 (Mar 23)

On the 6 June 1944 the greatest seaborne invasion the world has ever known took place on the Calvados Coast of Normandy, France. This invasion was the beginning of the end of the Second World War and the 6 June 1944 will be forever known as D-Day. This article is an account of the first […]

Horseback Riding Has a Long History (Nov 09)

Mankind has been horseback riding for over 6,000 years and it has had a tremendous influence on the development of most of the world’s great cultures. In many places horses are a symbol of the elite. Kings and generals liked to have their portraits painted while in the saddle astride magnificent horses galloping […]