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Canterbury Tales Interventionby Jack Heerema I suffer from a heroic mindset, aggravated by the romance of historical fiction. There is no twelve-step program. There...
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Boxley Abbey and its "animated" rood screen...by Toni Mount The fully restored Boxley Abbey Barn is clearly visible as you drive by on the M20 and, originally, this wasn’t a barn but...
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The Oaks Mine Christmas DisasterDecember 12th, 1866, began not unlike most winter days in the village of Hoyle Mill. Two weeks before Christmas, a foggy mist drifted...
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The British Women who Flew in World War TwoThe Second World War was the first in which women played a role in aviation. Russian women flew combat missions as bomber and fighter...
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Angevin HistoryThe 19th century historian’s work was not complete unless infused with a touch of misogyny. This is particularly prevalent during...
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British Women at War: Womens' Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF)The youngest and arguably the most dynamic and egalitarian of the womens' services was the WAAF. While the other women's services were...
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British Women at War: The Women's Royal Navy ServiceThe smallest and most elite of the women's services in the U.K. was undoubtedly the Women's Royal Naval Service or WRNS. Because its...
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British Women at War: The Role of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in WWIIFrom the start of the war, British women were encouraged to volunteer for one of the three women's auxiliary military services:...
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Liverpool's Role in the US Civil WarLiverpool in the 1860s Unlike the rest of Britain, Liverpool’s population and economic status plummeted after World War Two....
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Woman at War - British Factory Girls in WWIIv:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}...
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British Women at War -- The "Land Girls"by Helena P. Schrader Throughout history, when men went to war, the burden of maintaining agricultural production — often the mainstay...
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Four interesting facts about Henry VIIIPart of a blog series about 'I am Henry,' the new novel and award-winning short film of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, by Jan Hendrik Verstaten...
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British Women in the Women's Voluntary Services of WWIIby Helena Schrader Britain was slow to wake up to the danger of war and pacifist sentiment was strong right up until the Munich Crisis. Yet as...
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Sir John Crosby and Crosby Place, Bishopsgate, Londonby Toni Mount In 1466, wealthy city grocer Sir John Crosby took a 99 year lease on a buildings adjacent to the Priory Church...
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Sleeve Puffs, Lace Ruffs, and The Queen's Wardrobeby Sandra Byrd "Queen Elizabeth was so fond of her clothes that she would never part with any of them, and it is said that at her death there...
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Elizabeth I at Tableby Sandra Byrd "Queen Elizabeth was an intellectual," Colin Spencer tells us in his book British Food: An Extraordinary Thousand...
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Artúr mac Áedáin of Dál Riata and his timeby Marco Mazzi When we speak of "Dark Ages", we refer to those centuries (5th - 9th) of which we have scarce and often unreliable historical...
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‘Cheek by jowl’—the Royal Academy’s Exhibition, 1776by Philippa Jane Keyworth When one thinks of an art exhibition these days, one might imagine an enormous white space, interspersed here...
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Treasures of Guildhall Library – the library of London Historyby Isabelle Chevallot In the six hundred years since it was first established there have been several incarnations of Guildhall Library....
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The Marriage Drama of Frances Vane Stewart, 3rd Marchioness of LondonderryBy Lauren Gilbert Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane-Tempest, Marchioness of Londonderry (1800-1865) and her Son George Henry...
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Iona, Clan Donald and the Cathedral of the Islesby Regan Walker The Isle of Iona is a very special place as anyone who has been there can tell you. A small isle that lies about a mile off the...
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Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon – Haute Couturiere and Entrepreneurby Tessa Arlen In 1893 a thirty-year-old woman wakes up one morning to discover that her alcoholic and spendthrift husband has run...
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The Gunning Sisters & the Cost of Celebrityby Nancy Bilyeau On an autumn day in 1760, a woman's funeral was held in London. So many mourners mobbed the church--one count puts the crowd at...
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"A Horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!" by Jeri WestersonIn 1485, King Richard III of England was unhorsed and killed on Bosworth field. Poor Richard. He lost his life and his dynasty. The crown...
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A Visit to the Seaside: Worthingby Lauren Gilbert Located on the coast in West Sussex, Worthing is between 50-60 miles south of London, and 10-12 miles west of Brighton and...
