Prince Philip chose Nimrod as one of his funeral music. This is a famous piece by the British composer Edward Elgar. It is actually variation…
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Malta and Britain
HRH Prince Phillip funeral You would have noticed a group of sailors blowing whistles before the pallbearers ascended the steps of St George’s Chapel. This…
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The Crown
The Crown is an excellent Netflix series. This companion book to Season I will interest those who have a keen interest in British history, Sir…
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The Elizabethan Age
The death of HRH Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh on 9 April 2021 marks the beginning of the end of the Elizabethan Age. It…
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The Story of The Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh passed away on 9 April 2021 age 99. This is a sad event though he had lived a wonderful…
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The Blood Lust
The murder trial of a beauty queen in 1980 captivated the Malaysian public. Readers keen to read up on this most sensational of murder trials…
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The battle of the Bulge
The battle of the Bulge is one of the 3 major battles in Hitler ‘s last stand in Western Europe. Here are 2 books. Snow…
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Scholarly book – Van Eyck
If there is one piece of art you wish to contemplate this Easter Sunday 2021, the Ghent altarpiece is an excellent choice. It vividly illustrates…
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The story of Lazarus
Wishing you a Blessed Palm Sunday. Lazarus in the New Testament refers to two different persons. One must not conflate the two. In Luke (16:…
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The day of infamy in Malaysia
Leon Comber was a Special Branch operative in British Malaya. He was also married to the famous writer Han Su Yin. I read this book…
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