Monthly Archives: January 2026

Queen Victoria died 125 years ago today

Posted on January 22, 2026 by dgm

Queen Victoria died 125 years ago today, on 22 January 1901. as memorialised by the Vicar of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, in the parish register Queen Victoria’s reign, was like our own time, a time of great change and innovation with … Continue reading →

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More Balkan ephemera…

Posted on January 17, 2026 by dgm

An Albanian 1 Lek coin from 1931. Albania, in the early part of the twentieth century, had a complex, and at times farcical history. Emerging from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire after the Balkan wars, at first the European … Continue reading →

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Ursula’s war…

Posted on January 9, 2026 by dgm

Over the last few days I’ve been reading Ursula Bloom’s memoir of her life as a young woman during the first world war. It’s not history, it’s very much a personal memoir, but on another level it is an important … Continue reading →

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Austro Hungarian Field Postcard 1915

Posted on January 1, 2026 by dgm

I’ve acquired an AustroHungarian field postcard for my little collection of world war one ephemera Compared to British examples it’s quite simple. On the front of the card there’s a section on the left – helpfully labelled in the principal … Continue reading →

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