Last Voyage of the Demeter – The BS Historian
Having said that I’d prioritise posting on r/badhistory, I really haven’t had time to do much there either, and what I’d like to say about the movie ‘Last Voyage of the Deme…| The BS Historian
Having said that I’d prioritise posting on r/badhistory, I really haven’t had time to do much there either, and what I’d like to say about the movie ‘Last Voyage of the Deme…| The BS Historian
I’ve taken to posting BSH-style articles on Reddit’s r/badhistory because, frankly, it’s quicker, it gets a LOT more views than this blog (I’m down to maybe a dozen of you p…| The BS Historian
This is really cool. I never thought we’d get an answer to this one. My friend Rich Fisher at the Vickers Machine Gun Collection & Research Society posted a video on the old chestnut that “the whole nine yards” refers to the length of machine gun belts. As he shows for the Vickers and I’ve … Continue reading An Answer for “The Whole Nine Yards”→| The BS Historian
Nope. We don’t “got” ghosts. Ever since I covered the interpretation of the Kelvedon Hatch nuclear bunker I’ve been meaning to go back and watch the predictably terrible ‘Most Hau…| The BS Historian
Sigh. Sorry to those of you still reading this page – it’s been ages I know. Over the Christmas period I’ve had some time to come back and revisit a documentary on the werewolf th…| The BS Historian
The almost-certainly-fake Arthur grave cross supposedly found in 1191 in Glastonbury. From Camden’s ‘Britannia’ (1607, p.166) You can’t beat King Arthur for some good BS history (…| The BS Historian
The flag version of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces cap badge (Wikimedia) In 2019 Ukraine’s Special Operations Command officially adopted a new unit patch featuring the head of a wolf with …| The BS Historian
The Guardian have released this article about a document that’s supposedly been identified as Geoffrey Chaucer’s own handwriting. For one thing, that remains to be seen – the scholar making t…| The BS Historian
I’ve just come across this cool piece of art on Facebook (I like the use of the memento mori as used on period headstones) with the following Revolutionary War quote above it; “…the shi…| The BS Historian
I’ve been aware of Scientology’s history at Saint Hill Manor near East Grinstead, Sussex, UK for many years. What I hadn’t realised is that several other occult/esoteric/religious organisations are…| The BS Historian
