September 2022 was a sad time for the UK. The sudden death of Queen Elizabeth II brought the nation to a standstill, but displayed how good we are at pageantry for these thankfully only once-in-a-generation events. Exactly 70 years ago – as the new Queen was learning the ropes with her first Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and plans were coming together for her coronation – we faced a UFO-related trauma that still echoes today. At the time, new alliances were tested as the world order faced an emboldened USSR and a nascent nuclear threat – events that resonate with chilling symmetry seven decades later.
Splicing the Mainbrace, Part One
Nov 03, 2022
4 minutes
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