- War news 1: On 22 August 1485 Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at Bosworth thereby establishing the Tudor dynasty in England and ending the War of the Roses.
- War news 2: On the same date in 1642, Charles I declared war on Parliament. This was the start of the Civil War which brought Oliver Cromwell to power.
- War news 3: It was on 22 August 1776 that 24,000 Redcoats arrived at Long Island with the intention of capturing New York city.
Oh, there's just the picture.
Summer, and we occasionally see a hot air balloon amost directly over the garden.
2 comments:
Re: 1776 - it was those Howe boys and they did... for all the good it did them.
OK, there's no need to rub it in!
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