Oh dear, poor Alec! Still, I daresay he's better prepared for it than most. My mother has just started the modern day (I think), Cornwall-set series by the same author, which she seems to be enjoying thus far. Good old Book People, where you can buy a boxset for the price of one book! Although authors probably aren't quite so enthusiastic.

I had never previously considered much in the way of family history note-taking, but I've found myself eyeing Irish histories recently. I only really know the Potato Famine and the Easter Rising, which is looking increasingly unforgivable.

(Bravo Daisy, managing an explosion!)