William TylerMay 2, 20211 min readSynopsis for JW3 afternoon course 6th MayChurchill: Cuba and India; A Boy's Own lifestyle To Cuba: Why go? What happens to Churchill? What happens after he has left? To India:...
William TylerMay 2, 20211 min readSynopsis for JW3 Morning course 6th MayYugoslavia becomes more volatile 1980-90: Towards Civil War False views of history 1980 Tito dies 1980-90 Overview The President of The...
William TylerApr 28, 20211 min readA very short booklist re The Three Royal Cousins of 1914The Three Emperors Miranda Carter The Last of The Tsars Robert Service Nicholas and Alexandra Robert Massie Kaiser Wilhelm...
William TylerApr 25, 20211 min readSynopsis for JW3 zoom class on afternoon of April 29thThe Young Churchill: Harrow, Sandhurst, and death of father A brief word about biographies Churchill was not academically stupid but he...
William TylerApr 25, 20211 min readSynopsis for JW3 zoom class on morning of 29th April Tito and Yugoslavia A Tito Speech, 1948 Prince Paul, Prince Regent 1934-41 Peter II King 1941, followed by wartime exile in London (and...
William TylerApr 18, 20211 min readJW3 zoom class Thurs 22 April @ 11am SynopsisWar Drums across The Balkans NB Please see earlier blog re booklist plus advice about having a map at hand for the talks. Lecture 1:...
William TylerApr 18, 20211 min readJW3 zoom class Thurs 22nd April @ 2pm SynopsisThe Young Churchill Family Background Start of Life (per WSC himself and per Sir Martin Gilbert) His mother - Jennie Jerome Winston's...
William TylerApr 15, 20211 min readWar Drums Across the Balkans: Yugoslavia 1989 to TodayThis JW3 morning course begins on Thursday 22 April. Bookings available through JW3, see their website for details. All welcome to this...
William TylerApr 13, 20215 min readOne Thing leads to Another: Dartmoor & Bristol 18th century POW Prisons, medical treatments, & moreI have recently finished reading an adventure novel, based around terrorist cells in England. It is a recent publication written by the...
William TylerApr 11, 20211 min readGermany : Collapse of 3rd Reich and the immediate aftermathJW3 LONG MORNING COURSE, 10.30 AM TO 1PM WITH TWO BREAKS. THURS15TH APRIL PS Still time to book v. JW3 website for details SYNOPSIS of...
William TylerApr 8, 20211 min readTalkhistorian wearing his adult educator's hatJust a note for anyone interested. (a) I recently did a Podcast for Jewish Views Podcasts 'advertising' my future one long morning school...
William TylerApr 7, 20216 min readRioting BristoliansIn 1794, after a serious riot in Bristol the previous year, a commentator observed that Bristolians were said to be 'apt to collect in...
William TylerApr 6, 20215 min read'Not so easily shall the lights of freedom die'On Liberty and Freedom: In three parts Part 1 On Liberty by John Stuart Mill The starting point for any such discussion is often John...
William TylerMar 31, 20213 min readNew Hebrides/Vanuatu: Condominium, Cargo Cult, & Coconut WarVanuatu achieved independence from France and Britain in 1980. It had previously been known as The New Hebrides, a name bestowed on this...
William TylerMar 31, 20214 min readBritish Bears: Wild, Baited, and DancingThere is much talk today, and some action too, regarding re-wilding. Re-wilding in the sense of bringing back extinct indigenous British...
William TylerMar 27, 20214 min readOldest businesses'The oldest ......' is often the starting line of a quiz question. it can also be the start of a heated dispute. The photo on the left I...
William TylerMar 23, 20211 min readAnother World War 2 Booklist: Partial and PersonalOperation Barbarossa: German Invasion of Russia Operation Barbarossa 1941 Glantz Operation Barbarossa 1941-45 Christian Hartmann War...
William TylerMar 17, 20211 min readREVISED synopsis for Tomorrow's morning classWhen I looked again at what I intended to speak about tomorrow I began to feel it was inadequate, and dare I say a bit boring - so I have...
William TylerMar 16, 20211 min readSynopsis for JW3 morning class Thurs 18 MarchSemi-detached to Detached? Falling out of love with Europe - politically Falling in love with Europe - holiday-wise Political divisions...
William TylerMar 16, 20211 min readSynopsis for JW3 afternoon class Thurs 18 MarchFrom Ottoman to Turk In the midst of war - Gallipoli 1915 One Man - Mustafa Kemal Armenian Massacre and Genocide 1915-16 The Arab Revolt...
