Colouring-in is something that most of us grow-out of by about the age of 5… but not so for a fellow called Tinus Le Roux. He recently produced a book of colourised Boer War photos, and continues to spew these out on his Facebook page. Had he...
I was recently made aware of an especially stupid and ill-considered outburst made on one of the various Boer War Facebook groups. This time, the culprit was a chap called Rohann Schoombie, and he happily leapt online to make a complete and utter...
The Tweebosch Massacre
The Leliefontein Massacre
One of the biggest myths of the Boer War – and a falsehood which is still inexplicably peddled by certain South African History Professors – is that the wicked British were ‘massing on the borders’ of the poor innocent...
Though the centre of Ladysmith is not what it used to be, it is still worth a visit to see the Town Hall and Siege Museum. The pair of squat and tubby guns which stand guard in front of the Town Hall – and which look as though they belong at the...
There isn’t really a great deal of fiction written about the Boer War – unless one counts the stuff by Thomas Pakenham and Prof Pretorius? It was thus refreshing to stumble across a bone fide adventure novel set during the conflict, though –...
I had always considered The Spectator to be a decent magazine, and articles by Matthew Parris – the former Conservative MP – to be worth reading… until I stumbled across this utter trash: Afrikaners have been endlessly maligned Matthew Parris...
When most people visit the English city of York, a visit to this place is invariably first on the agenda: For those with an interest in the Boer War, or who don’t enjoy being trampled underfoot by Chinese tour groups, however, I heartily...
After being entertained by his utter rubbish yesterday (https://www.chrisash.co.za/2024/07/17/o-canada/) I thought it would be fun to pay another visit to the wacky world that is Planet Pretorius. It is clearly a place completely devoid of all...
There seems to be something about the surname ‘Pretorius’ that makes those blessed with it completely incapable of understanding the Boer War – or, indeed, pretty much anything else. I was made aware of the latest example of this bizarre...
There has recently been an exchange of letters in the Telegraph, concerning the chocolates sent on behalf of HM Queen Victoria, to soldiers in the Boer War: Which was followed-up by: As the letters above suggest, HM the Queen decreed that every...
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