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Simon Reed

@simonreed

Writer, Artist & Researcher

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Simon Reed
@simonreed May 31, 2018, 12:44 PM UTC

The Isles of Scilly Naval Disasater

In 1707 the Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall witnessed one of the worse naval disasters known in British history. 4 Royal Navy ships were sunk following catastrophic navigation errors which…

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Simon Reed
@simonreed May 22, 2018, 3:49 PM UTC

Monument painting

I haven't posted one of my paintings for a few day's...so here we are!

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Simon Reed
@simonreed May 22, 2018, 3:16 PM UTC

Stupid local news

In the UK we have a long tradition of local newspapers who often report on some really boring stuff. Over the past few years however I have been hunting down some of the most ridiculous, funny and ma…

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Simon Reed
@simonreed May 22, 2018, 10:21 AM UTC

Disturbing 80s kids TV

During the 1970s the makers of British TV shows for children were obsessed with providing content for children that was often spine tingly scary for no reason what so ever. Where in the rest of the w…

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Simon Reed
@simonreed May 22, 2018, 9:46 AM UTC

Protect and survive

During the 1970s the UK government started to prepare for the events of a nuclear war should it happen. Part of that preparation was the production of a series of public information films that were m…

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Simon Reed
@simonreed May 20, 2018, 9:49 AM UTC

The Real King of England

Royal wedding fever has taken over the weekend and with that in mind I thought I would right an article on the British Royalfamily. Despite how the British monarchy is presented in British society th…

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Simon Reed
@simonreed May 19, 2018, 12:52 PM UTC

Fire tree

More of my paintings.

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Simon Reed
@simonreed May 19, 2018, 5:50 AM UTC

Cornish fields

This an acrylic painting I created celebrating the Cornish landscape around harvest time.

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Simon Reed
@simonreed May 18, 2018, 7:15 PM UTC

Living with Bipolar Disorder

I have suffered from depression since I was 16, it's deeply unpleasant. In 2007 something strange happened to me. Following a particularly enjoyable event I started to feel uncontrollably euphoric th…

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Simon Reed
@simonreed May 18, 2018, 12:20 PM UTC

Admiral Benbow

John Benbow was a legendary English naval hero best known for an engagement with the French near the West Indies in 1702 where the majority of his captains turn tail and abandoned him. Ultimately lea…

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