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That sinking feeling4 comments

BrownhillsBob wrote 1 week ago: I realise we seem to have tipped over towards Lichfield a little this weekend, but this one is too g … more →

Tags: Spotted whilst browsing the web, Local Politics, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Events, Just Plain Daft, Local History, bad science, Shared Media

Titanic (1997)

chadlikesmovies wrote 5 months ago: Despite the fact that the wreck of the RMS Titanic fascinated me as a child, James Cameron’s T … more →

Tags: Film Reviews, Movies, Film general, Entertainment, 5, James Horner, Titanic, James Cameron, RMS Titanic

Commander John Edward Smith: Captain R.M.S. Titanic

combs2jc wrote 1 year ago: Statue of Captain Edward Smith in Beacon Park, Lichfield (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Sunday’s ar … more →

Tags: new, Titanic, Ships, RMS Titanic, wreck of titanic, Walter Lord, HMS Hawke, Edward Smith, Robert Ballard

17 Year-Old Titanic Survivor's Story2 comments

Josyann Abisaab wrote 1 year ago: A Chilling Must-Read Account Jack Thayer was a 17-year-old first class passenger on the RMS Titanic, … more →

Tags: Stories, Titanic, 1912, white star line, RMS, John B. Thayer, Jack Thayer, A survivor's tale

The Titanic Hearings and Aftermath

Diana Leagh Matthews wrote 1 year ago: Upon hearing of the Titanic’s sinking, Senator William Alden Smith called for an immediate investiga … more →

Tags: 1912, April 14 1912, april 15 1912, captain rostron, carpathia, Cunard Line, Edwardian Era, iceberg Titanic hit, James Cameron

The Recovery Effort

Diana Leagh Matthews wrote 1 year ago: Before Carpathia even arrived in New York, The White Star Line made efforts to recover the dead from … more →

Tags: 1912, Titanic, RMS Titanic, white star line, carpathia, Cunard Line, Titanic hits an iceberg, Titanic Sinks, Titanic disaster

Titanic - Southampton Remembers

Hazel Cottrell wrote 1 year ago: Titanic – Southampton Remembers Saw a Friends Status on Facebook (Guy Boocock) “ ” … more →

Tags: Review, Titanic, Starline Crew, Bernard Hill, Guy Boocock

RMS Titanic and her Victims

missed wrote 1 year ago: In the early morning hours of April 15th, 1912, the survivors of the Titanic made their way towards … more →

Tags: Suggested Reading, Titanic, RMS Titanic, Titanic musicians, Shipwreck survivors, Thomas Andrews, E.J. Smith, Edward Smith, Titanic survivors

Iceberg, Right Ahead!

Diana Leagh Matthews wrote 1 year ago: Sunday, April 14, 1912 was coming to an end on the Titanic when tragedy struck. That morning passeng … more →

Tags: 1912, Titanic, Olympic, RMS Titanic, edwardian age, Harold Bride, Jack Phillips, Titanic wireless operators, Harold Lowe

Iceberg, right ahead!

dianaoverbey wrote 1 year ago: On Sunday, April 14, Titanic wireless operators Jack Phillips and Harold Bride received six ice warn … more →

Tags: Titanic, History, sinking, Lifeboats, Edwardian Era, Countess of Rothes, bruce ismay, molly brown, Frederick Fleet

Titanic- 100 years on...

Mr. Cave wrote 1 year ago: Apologies for jumping on a bandwagon, but it would be wrong for a History blog not to talk about thi … more →

Tags: History, Nazi, Titanic, sinking, Kate Winslet, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jack, Rose, Cameron

Mother Goose Did Not Say "Goodbye"5 comments

Natalie wrote 1 year ago: Captain Edward J. Smith Her little fowl heart was pounding wildly as Mother Goose ran to Captain Smi … more →

Tags: History, Titanic, Ida and Isidor Straus, iceberg, farce and exaggeration, History 2

Remembering Titanic 100 Years Later: A Tale Unregulated Hubris2 comments

padresteve wrote 1 year ago: “I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any … more →

Tags: History, RMS Titanic, j bruce ismay, Thomas Andrews, carapthia, Californian

The Titanic (and Mother Goose) Left Southampton 100 Years Ago Today4 comments

Natalie wrote 1 year ago: On April 10th, 1912 at precisely 12:00 noon, Titanic pulled away from Southampton in England headed … more →

Tags: History, Titanic, Southampton, bruce ismay, exaggeration and farce

What Sank The Titanic?

RoughGuideTitanic wrote 1 year ago: Image courtesy SeaCity Museum, Southampton. On the night of April 11, 1912, a mighty ocean liner ste … more →

Tags: The Titanic herself, The Maiden Voyage, Last Night of the Titanic, titanic history, Mauretania, Cunard, disaster, j bruce ismay, Titanic disaster

Quote Review: Titanic (1997)

blueknightxero wrote 1 year ago: “You don’t know what hand you’re gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as i … more →

Tags: Film Review, Movie Review, Review, film, Drama, Movie, SHIP, Romance, Love

Titanic 100:5 Myths spread by films.1 comment

The Silver Voice wrote 1 year ago: Much of what we ‘know’ about the loss of the Titanic  and her last moments has come from … more →

Tags: oral history, emigration from Ireland, Titanic, j bruce ismay, Titanic Orchestra, Nearer my God to Thee, steerage passengers, unsinkable

Julian Fellowes' Titanic – the Blogtanic preview1 comment

RoughGuideTitanic wrote 1 year ago: I went last night to a BAFTA preview, at the BFI, of the first two episodes of Julian Fellowes’ four … more →

Tags: titanic movies, The Maiden Voyage, Last Night of the Titanic, Centenary Events, Titanic films, Titanic Centenary, Downton Abbey, Upstairs/ Downstairs, Julian Fellowes

The astonishing true story of the “Nazi Titanic”1 comment

RoughGuideTitanic wrote 1 year ago: The compelling TV documentary Nazi Titanic: Revealed tells the amazing story of the 1943 Titanic mov … more →

Tags: Centenary Events, The Titanic herself, titanic movies, Astor, BFI, Cap Arcona, channel 5, Channel Five, goebbels


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