PinnedLetters to LizzieLetters written 100 years ago reveal how Lizzie struggled to be recognised as a war widow, until she exposed a flaw in the 1925 Pensions…Sep 23, 2018Sep 23, 2018
Coronavirus in Europe: Doubling Time, Continuous Growth and Other Measures (Revised 18 May 2020)This note discusses coronavirus metrics:- (i) growth; (ii) doubling time; (iii) re-infection ratio R; (iv) excess mortality.Jun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020
What it was like to be at the 1966 World Cup FinalMore than fifty years ago, in July 1966, one of my school friends was given two tickets to the World Cup Final, so we went up to Wembley…Jun 8, 2020Jun 8, 2020
Measuring excess mortality: a second look at GermanyExcess mortality is calculated as the number of deaths above the norm. To this end, national statistical offices like to compare the count…May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
War Diary of the 2nd Battalion Scottish Rifles (1914–17)Transcribed from the original manuscript version of the War Diary at the National Archive. The diary records the unit’s activities during…Oct 6, 2019Oct 6, 2019
War Diary of the 13th Signal Company, Royal Engineers (Vol 2c: Mesopotamia, 1918–19)Transcribed from the original manuscript version of the War Diary at the National Archive. The diary records the unit’s activities during…Jun 16, 2019Jun 16, 2019
War Diary — 13th Signal Company, Royal Engineers (Vol 2b: Mesopotamia, 1917)Transcribed from the original manuscript version of the War Diary at the National Archive. The diary records the unit’s activities during…Jun 16, 2019Jun 16, 2019
War Diary — 13th Signal Company, Royal Engineers (Vol 2: Mesopotamia, 1916)Transcribed from the original manuscript version of the War Diary at the National Archive. The diary records the unit’s activities during…Jun 16, 2019Jun 16, 2019
War Diary — 13th Signal Company, Royal Engineers (Vol 1: Dardanelles)Transcribed from the original manuscript version of the War Diary at the National Archive. The diary records the unit’s activities during…Jun 15, 2019Jun 15, 2019
War Diary — 13th Signal Company, Royal Engineers (1915)Transcribed from the original manuscript version of the War Diary at the National Archive. It covers the period of Edward George…Jun 12, 2019Jun 12, 2019
