Richard / Robin Thorpe
@jobbinghistorian.bsky.social
Haphazard gardener, jobbing historian and writer of arrant whimsy. Currently obsession. The Flight P convoy disaster and how to lose LCTs.
Daaaarlings! Constable Pictures are seeking talented artists to appear in the smash hit of 1936 - Long May He Reign Over Us’ - a tribute to our new king. Edward VIII. Apply on set at #kentwellhall #KTTA
August 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Daaaarlings! Constable Pictures are seeking talented artists to appear in the smash hit of 1936 - Long May He Reign Over Us’ - a tribute to our new king. Edward VIII. Apply on set at #kentwellhall #KTTA
Coming to Kentwell Through The Ages this weekend - the totally accurate and historically valid making of the 1936 tribute to our new king, Edward VIII. #KTTA #kentwellhall
August 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Coming to Kentwell Through The Ages this weekend - the totally accurate and historically valid making of the 1936 tribute to our new king, Edward VIII. #KTTA #kentwellhall
A very ‘don’t ee go out on the moor young master’ vibe to this morning.
January 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A very ‘don’t ee go out on the moor young master’ vibe to this morning.
Too Womaned Latimer: A Morale Tale harrringtonsclub.blogspot.com
March 22, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Too Womaned Latimer: A Morale Tale harrringtonsclub.blogspot.com
The Art of the Stationary Travel Writer.
March harrringtonsclub.blogspot.com
March harrringtonsclub.blogspot.com
March 17, 2024 at 5:29 PM
The Art of the Stationary Travel Writer.
March harrringtonsclub.blogspot.com
March harrringtonsclub.blogspot.com
February 22, 2024 at 9:36 PM
In which Arthur Rhoose avoids a fuss harrringtonsclub.blogspot.com
February 17, 2024 at 7:09 PM
In which Arthur Rhoose avoids a fuss harrringtonsclub.blogspot.com
February 13, 2024 at 9:05 PM
January 31, 2024 at 6:23 PM
On the problems of moving statues. harrringtonsclub.blogspot.com
January 22, 2024 at 6:54 PM
On the problems of moving statues. harrringtonsclub.blogspot.com
Little Known Facts of the Second World War #271
January 14, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Little Known Facts of the Second World War #271
Eternal themes: Sailors not wanting to worry mother. [Interned sailor, Spain,March 1945]
December 31, 2023 at 8:07 AM
Eternal themes: Sailors not wanting to worry mother. [Interned sailor, Spain,March 1945]
Death to Tyrants!
December 12, 2023 at 7:23 PM
Death to Tyrants!
As long as we gaze on, Tescos car park, we are in paradise.
December 12, 2023 at 7:22 PM
As long as we gaze on, Tescos car park, we are in paradise.
Welcome to the moonlit paddy fields on North Lincolnshire.
December 8, 2023 at 6:18 AM
Welcome to the moonlit paddy fields on North Lincolnshire.
Praise the kindness of strangers. On my virtual walk to Compostela the journey is not all on footpaths -it has been a bit snowy. A car stopped & asked if I was alright & needed help. I explained I was on my daily walk This confused him. Probably best not to say I'm currently somewhere near Burgos
December 3, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Praise the kindness of strangers. On my virtual walk to Compostela the journey is not all on footpaths -it has been a bit snowy. A car stopped & asked if I was alright & needed help. I explained I was on my daily walk This confused him. Probably best not to say I'm currently somewhere near Burgos