Weekend Link Dump: weird riots, magical coconuts, human zoos, man-eating trees, red snowstorms, drunken seagulls & more! strangeco.blogspot.com/2025/06/weeken…

New post! Case of C W O’Donoghue - Destitute in London blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

The story of C W O’Donoghue - destitute in London and admiitted to The Strangers' Home for Asiatics in Limehouse. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

Weekend Link Dump: Mock mayors, July folklore, shocking teachers, forgotten explorers, Ice Age teeth & more! strangeco.blogspot.com/2025/07/weeken…

Assassination on the beach: The death of Shaikh Khalīfah. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

The 1845 assassination of Shaikh Khalīfah bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān, by his relatives. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

'I researched my family tree and identified a match girl, a mayor and a cake-baking criminal.' Ever wondered what’s happening at the desk next to yours? Read on to discover the tales Kim Thompson unearthed in our newspaper archive bit.ly/BLStoriesAnces…

From East India Company labourer to gentleman - the life of Benjamin Constable. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

In February 1825 Benjamin Constable joined the East India Company as a London warehouse labourer aged 20. When he died in June 1896 he was described as a gentleman, after rising up the ranks of society to be a prison governor. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

Weekend Link Dump: Neanderthal burials, Jesus’ bones, Babylonian hymns, 19th century hoaxes, Pepper the virus-hunting cat & more! strangeco.blogspot.com/2025/07/weeken…

Just posted! A potted history of gardening books. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

Dip into our collection of gardening books British Library. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

Weekend Link Dump: Medieval knights, Scottish pyramids, mysterious disappearances, pirate cities, weird space weather & more! strangeco.blogspot.com/2025/07/weeken…

The varied careers of James Estcourt Atwood - latest post from Karen Stapley. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

The varied careers of James Estcourt Atwood - lawyer, soldier and priest. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

Weekend Link Dump: Weird books, disappearing corpses, Hollywood scandals, mysterious petroglyphs, the people of 1925 & more! strangeco.blogspot.com/2025/08/weeken…

New post! Papers of Frederick William Thomas, India Office Librarian and Philologist, British Library. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

The papers of India Office Librarian Frederick William Thomas (1867-1956) are now available to view in the Asian and African Studies Reading Room British Library. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

A post to mark VJ Day 1945. blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…

An India Office Records file shows the concern of government officials to acknowledge the contribution of India in the struggle against Japan and the importance of both the Indian Armed Forces and the civilian effort in achieving victory. #vjday2025 blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/20…