The Principality of Sealand is an unofficial state of the world. Constructed in World War 2, an owner would fight off competitors, coup attempts, governments and fires to keep his established title as Prince.

Information:

1. Sealand, Havenco, and the Rule of Law | James Grimmelmann: https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2628&context=facpub

2. Sealand: https://sealandgov.org

3. The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/08/sealand-outlaw-ocean-tiniest-nation/596074/

4. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/apr/12/3

5. Suddeutsche Zeitung: https://panamapapers.sueddeutsche.de/articles/57207ab2a1bb8d3c3495bd29/

6. Narratively: https://narratively.com/the-plot-against-the-principality-of-sealand/

7. Sub Terrain: http://subterrain.org.uk/maunsell/part2.html

8. Project Red Sand: https://project-redsand.com/sea-fort-history/navy-forts

9. Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/caretakers-of-sealand

10. British Empire: https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/fusilierspaddybates.htm

11. Bob LeRoi: http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/ScrapBook/RoyBates/RoyBates.html

12. World Radio History (Page 10-11): https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/DeeJay/DeeJay-1973-10.pdf

13. National Historic Ships: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/2331/hms-egeria

14. Walter Leisner: https://www.principality-of-sealand.ch/pdf/e_opinion_leisner.pdf

15. Bela Vitnyi: https://www.principality-of-sealand.ch/html-2017/archiv/vitanyi_legal_opinion.html

16. WikiMedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building_Mars_2014.jpg

17. Ship Photos: https://www.shipphotos.co.uk/ship/?ship=goldeneye4

Music:

1. Great Open Sea | Wellington Sea Shanty Society: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Wellington_Sea_Shanty_Society/

2. From My Heart | BDKSonic (VN Video Editor)

3. Better Days | Bensound.com

4. Inspire | Bensound.com

5. Creative Minds | Bensound.com

6. Dreams | Bensound.com

7. Badass | Bensound.com

Additional:

https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/gbp/GBP-to-DEM-1978

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The Principality of Sealand is an unofficial state of the world. Constructed in World War 2, an owner would fight off competitors, coup attempts, governments and fires to keep his established title as Prince.

Information:

1. Sealand, Havenco, and the Rule of Law | James Grimmelmann: https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2628&context=facpub

2. Sealand: https://sealandgov.org

3. The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/08/sealand-outlaw-ocean-tiniest-nation/596074/

4. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/apr/12/3

5. Suddeutsche Zeitung: https://panamapapers.sueddeutsche.de/articles/57207ab2a1bb8d3c3495bd29/

6. Narratively: https://narratively.com/the-plot-against-the-principality-of-sealand/

7. Sub Terrain: http://subterrain.org.uk/maunsell/part2.html

8. Project Red Sand: https://project-redsand.com/sea-fort-history/navy-forts

9. Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/caretakers-of-sealand

10. British Empire: https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/fusilierspaddybates.htm

11. Bob LeRoi: http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/ScrapBook/RoyBates/RoyBates.html

12. World Radio History (Page 10-11): https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/DeeJay/DeeJay-1973-10.pdf

13. National Historic Ships: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/2331/hms-egeria

14. Walter Leisner: https://www.principality-of-sealand.ch/pdf/e_opinion_leisner.pdf

15. Bela Vitnyi: https://www.principality-of-sealand.ch/html-2017/archiv/vitanyi_legal_opinion.html

16. WikiMedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building_Mars_2014.jpg

Music:

1. Great Open Sea | Wellington Sea Shanty Society: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Wellington_Sea_Shanty_Society/

2. From My Heart | BDKSonic (VN Video Editor)

3. Better Days | Bensound.com

4. Inspire | Bensound.com

5. Creative Minds | Bensound.com

6. Dreams | Bensound.com

7. Badass | Bensound.com

Additional:

https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/gbp/GBP-to-DEM-1978

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe crashed the gospel circuit with her legendary guitar playing, donning the appropriate title, the Godmother of Rock and Roll who as a black, female, bisexual artist is an inspiration to us all.

00:00 - Introduction

00:50 - Early Life

02:47 - Music Career

05:44 - Queerness & Relationships

08:13 - Later Career

08:58 - Legacy

Information:

1. Shout, Sister, Shout | Gayle F Wald: https://shoutsistershout.net

2. YouTube Channel | Rosetta Tharpe: https://www.youtube.com/@RosettaTharpeMusic

3. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/sister-rosetta-tharpe

4.. Blues: https://blues.org/blues_hof_inductee/sister-rosetta-tharpe/

5. PBS; https://www.pbs.org/video/religion-and-ethics-newsweekly-church-god-christ/

6. Afropunk | Erin White: https://afropunk.com/2019/03/rosetta-tharpe/

7. Discover Music | Stu Hackel: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/sister-rosetta-tharpe-rocknroll-pioneer/

8. Rolling Stone | Will Hermes: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/why-sister-rosetta-tharpe-belongs-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-123738/

9. Church of God in Christ - C.H. Mason: https://www.cogic.org/foundersweek/about-c-h-mason/

9. WikiTree - Thomas Thorpe: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thorpe-3447

10. Edinburgh Music Review | Pat Monroe: https://www.edinburghmusicreview.com/blog/sister-rosetta-tharpe-godmother-of-rock-amp-roll

Music:

1. Didn't it Rain | Sister Rosetta Tharpe

2. From My Heart | BDKSonic (VN Video Editor)

3. Better Days | Bensound.com

4. Inspire | Bensound.com

5. Creative Minds | Bensound.com

6. Dreams | Bensound.com

Rock Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9JezItjWIU

That's All - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IX6rv6y8AHQ

My Man and I - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR8M5LHC2L4

The Lonesome Road - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpe2wYcO8bc

Didn't it Rain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9a49oFalZE

Up Above My Head - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ

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Sergeant Harry Daley is the first openly gay police officer in Britain and despite his sexuality being illegal, he upheld the law while gaining popularity through his caring and intelligent personality.

Information:

1. Stephen Bourne - Fighting Proud: https://stephenbourne.co.uk/fighting-proud/

2. Evening Standard: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/sergeant-harry-daley-met-first-police-gay-officer-honour-b920356.html

3. Historical Association - https://www.history.org.uk/publications/resource/10045/real-lives-harry-daley

4. London News: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/trailblazing-harry-daley-was-the-first-openly-gay-copper-in-the-met/

5. Exploring Surrey Past: https://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Harry-Daley-script.pdf

6. Dorking Museum: https://dorkingmuseum.org.uk/harry-daley/

7. WW1 Plays - Prisoners of War: http://www.ww1plays.com/2016/05/the-prisoners-of-war.html

8. Westminster Abbey - Lord Hugh Trenchard: https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/hugh-trenchard

9. J R Ackerley: https://www.jrackerley.com/about

10. Imperial War Museum - https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/15-powerful-photos-of-the-blitz

11. Google Earth - https://earth.google.com/web/

12. Simplon: Lowestoft - https://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Lowestoft.html / https://fishingnews.co.uk/features/lowestoft-of-herring-and-a-harbour/

13. Trove: Lowestoft Disaster - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10116142

14. Evening Standard - Zeppelin Raid: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/wwi-centenary-the-terrifying-zeppelin-menace-that-plagued-london-during-the-first-world-war-a3984946.html

15. London Police: https://www.vintag.es/2022/04/london-1900s.html / https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpatimes.org%2Ftransforming-law-enforcement-in-19th-century-london%2F&psig=AOvVaw1uVHRZcOTK1cpD_bK7BTO9&ust=1673203475956000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CBAQjhxqFwoTCJDMoeiOtvwCFQAAAAAdAAAAABBs /

16. https://www.lookers.co.uk/blog/on-the-road-with-the-british-police

Music:

1. Rhapsody in Blue | George Gershwin

2. From My Heart, BDKSonic (VN Video Editor)

3. Better Days, Bensound.com

Additional Resources:

1. Money Valuation: https://www.in2013dollars.com

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Ken "Snakehips" Johnson was a gay, black dancer who formed an all black band, 'His West Indian Orchestra' in 1936. Through inspiration from the US, he introduced swing to Britain and importantly helped radical change to society through racial integration up to and during The Blitz.

*NOTE* Longer intro than would be usually due to first episode in upcoming series.

Sources & Links

Information:

1. Stephen Bourne - Fighting Proud: https://stephenbourne.co.uk/fighting-proud/
2. National Archives - Travel to UK: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9318473
3. Ancestry (Subscription Required) - Travel to UK: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?name=Kenrick_Johnson&arrival=1929-8-31
4. Black Plaque Project: https://blackplaqueproject.com/biography/ken-johnson/
5. Bucks Free Press: https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/19288218.tragic-death-ken-snakehips-johnson-borlases/
6. Uncovered: http://uncover-ed.org/ken-snakehips-johnson/
7. Londonist: https://londonist.com/london/history/when-a-music-legend-was-killed-playing-in-central-london
8. Alastair Macaulay - Buddy Bradley: https://www.alastairmacaulay.com/all-essays/etjksjeyv5b3se5z2p9ar7bo8qr1mh
9. Sandy Brown Jazz - Black British Swing by Lionel King: https://www.sandybrownjazz.co.uk/Features/BlackBritishSwing.html
10. Henry Bebop - Black British Swing Discogrophy: http://henrybebop.co.uk/bbswing2.htm

Music:

1. Goodbye My Beautiful, Ken "Snakehips" Johnson and His West Indian Orchestra
2. From My Heart, BDKSonic (VN Video Editor)
3. Better Days, Bensound.com

Additional Resources:

1. https://www.swbgs.com/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=87
2. http://www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/klmno/Ken%20Johnson.html
3. Interview with Joe Deniz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oul53elqeuw
4. https://www.biography.com/musician/cab-calloway

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