Comments on: The Tale Of James Hadfield’s Pistol https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/19/the-tale-of-james-hadfields-pistol/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:58:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: paul loften https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/19/the-tale-of-james-hadfields-pistol/#comment-1368830 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:58:06 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185636#comment-1368830 This may explain why Vernon Simms our History teacher at Parmiters School, Bethnal Green a published author, would burst into the class and say ” Right you load of fuckers get out my book . Today its about George the Turd. ” ( Sorry about the language but we were indeed a load of fuckers in that class ) . Mr Simms was a very good history teacher . He was a bit of a character, very fond of the horses and used some colourful language ,and the boys loved him for it , Particularly in the years towards his retirement. He knew all the sordid details about the kings and queens. Undoubtedly he would have been aware of the nature of George the Third

]]> By: Pence https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/19/the-tale-of-james-hadfields-pistol/#comment-1368824 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:54:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185636#comment-1368824 A similar situation to that of Whitey Bulger – FBI informant and mob leader in Boston Ma for decades.

]]> By: Peter Smith https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/19/the-tale-of-james-hadfields-pistol/#comment-1368813 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 09:56:20 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185636#comment-1368813 I recommend this book highly. One of the rare books that I could not put down. The story is remarkable and very well written.

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And Merceron makes today’s politicians seem like angels in comparison…

]]> By: Herry Lawford https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/19/the-tale-of-james-hadfields-pistol/#comment-1368803 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 07:53:22 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185636#comment-1368803 What a fantastic story. (Not a good choice of words, as it suggests that this was fantasy, when regrettably it wasn’t). But sadly not impossible to imagine in this unkind and gradually more authoritarian age……

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