Master John of Hever

Another atmospheric trip on Londons streets, this time in the mid sixties. What car would you like?. Enjoy the ride with Tom Jones 1968 hit Help Yourself.

June 11th, 1509 - Eighteen year old King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon in a private ceremony at Greenwich Palace,

Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in the US and Canada on 12 June 1981.

According to CinemaScore polling at the time, there was little audience interest in the film before its release. Most of the anticipation was for Superman II (released a week later), so Paramount provided theaters with an economically beneficial deal to show Raiders, increasing its locations and exposure.

Raiders of the Lost Ark would go on to be the #1 movie in the US for 11 weeks (knocked off the top spot the second week by Superman II) and remain in the Top Ten for 40 consecutive weeks and remained in theaters until July 1982.

George Lucas had conceived of the idea for the film in the early 1970s, with Indiana Jones based on pulp characters such as Doc Savage and James Bond. Lucas approached Steven Spielberg about his idea in 1977, after the success fo Star Wars.

Lawrence Kasdan was hired to write the script in 1978, and the screenplay was completed by December 1979.

Tom Selleck was cast as Indiana Jones, but when CBS greenlit Magnum P.I., Selleck dropped out, just weeks before filming was scheduled to begin. Lucas was reluctant to cast Harrison Ford, but ultimately decided to go ahead. Ford negotiated a seven-figure salary, a percentage of the gross profits, and the option to re-write his dialogue.

Raiders of the Lost Ark was nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Spielberg), Best Cinematography (Douglas Slocombe), and Best Original Score (John Williams).

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the current and 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA.

The tournament is currently taking place from June 11 to July 19, 2026.

It is jointly hosted by sixteen cities — eleven in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada.

But, good luck to everybody involved... especially our two UK nations.

The first British Army standard service medals awarded alongside the first foreign issued campaign medal awarded to British Forces.

The Military General Service Medal (MGSM) 1793-1814 - was a retrospective award issued only in 1847-50 after much debate and public anger over lack of recognition for service personnel's deeds in war. A total of 24 'Battle Bars' were issued with it and some old soldiers had as many as 15 bars awarded so show the extent of their combat record. The centre medal is the Waterloo 1815 Medal, that was issued almost immediately and brought the issue of the lack of the former even more into focus - but that was still 'kicked into the long grass' for 30 years!!! The final one is the 1801 Sultan of Turkey Medal for the Egyptian Campaign - Issued in gold for officers and silver for NCO's. It was the first of a long-line of foreign awards permitted to be worn in uniform up until the strange decision by the Foreign Office to longer no permit them in 1991 - 190 years after this one was first issued!

Corrimony Chambered Cairn, Inverness-shire, Scotland

A burial monument, the passage of which is aligned to the moon at its southern minor standstill which occurs every 18 years. It is surrounded by a ring of 11 standing stones, and though the central chamber is now exposed to the elements, the capstone that would have enclosed it remains seated on the stones. It is covered in a plethora of cup marks carved in by our distant ancestors some 4000 years ago (See photo 5). It is believed to have been the final resting place of a high status woman. The purpose of cup marks is still under discussion….perhaps they are eyes that watchfully guard the resting places of the dead?