Of the 664 men who rode into the Valley of Death about 540 eventually got out of it again. By far the highest casualty rate was among the horses. Compared with the Somme or an evening in the Blitz, the Valley of Death was a piece of cake.
Simon HefferIf there is writing on Hadrian's Wall, it reads that the English should leave Scotland to its own devices.
Simon HefferIn England, even the poorest of people believe that they have rights; that is very different from what satisfies the poor in other lands.
Simon HefferThose Victorians: endlessly fascinating, broad in their learning, heroic in their achievements, in parts completely mad.
Simon Heffer