I hope that you can accept our offer, ethel and that we can be friends. Because we both wish you well, dont we, dear . I dont wish you ill ill say that. I cant accept your offer. And we wont be friends. Mrs. Bryant what . Not even for charlies sake . I think you love my son, mr. Bryant. I dont think youre a nice man or a kind one, but i believe you love my boy. So youll be pleased by what ive come here to say. Any news while i was out . No. Perhaps the home secretary wont see him. Papall pull some strings until he does. Aha, youve started on the augean task. How are you getting on . Not badly. Im beginning to get a sense of how it all works. In a way, its probably best you tackle it by yourself. Ah, carson. May we please have some tea . Of course, mlady. Anna said you were interviewing footmen today. That is correct. Have you chosen the lucky winner . Not yet. There were two candidates, when it came down to it. One was steady but not much else, but the ladies downstairs want the other
In the Autumn of 1942, in the middle of the war, a black metal trunk initialled with the letters MHG arrived at Buckingham Palace. Nothing much to look at, it was addressed to Queen Elizabeth.
A shiver of anticipation ran through the British archaeologists as they slowly descended the sand-covered steps and passed through a sealed door.
After five years excavating in the Valley of the Kings, Howard Carter and his sponsor, Lord Carnarvon, had feared their dream of unearthing treasures buried for 3,000 years was doomed.
Now, on this day in November 1922, the pair believed they might, in fact, be on the brink of a remarkable discovery.
Digging through a rubble-filled passageway, they came across a second door. Cutting a small hole in it, Carter nervously held a candle to the opening.
Possessing an unsurpassed instinct for public opinion, Alfred Harmsworth s mission was to deliver bright, invigorating, news into millions of homes. To do this, he adhered to a set of fundamental principles. Inform and amuse. Hold forceful views. Embrace family, common sense, sound money and patriotism
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