Here are my posts which have an historical theme. You will notice the emphasis on 19th century British political history in particular, a period which I studied for my history PhD.
As Winston Churchill said, explaining the practical application of history to forecasting, “The longer you can look back, the further you can look forward”.
Plus, history is just such fun, with a wealth of amazing stories, fascinating details and important lessons for the present.
Courtesy of Anthony Fairclough, here is a Focus leaflet from 1986. It was for Dundonald Ward in Merton and contains a familiar style of photo at the bottom of page 2:
Focus_Dundonald-Ward-Apr-1986For other leaflets from the past, see my series How leaflets used to look.