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April 25, 2016
Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan was a groundbreaking female architect who worked on over 700 buildings during her epic career, paving the way for women in a male-dominated profession.
Julia was born to a wealthy family in San Francisco 1872. She was the second of 5 children and excelled at maths at an early age, encouraged by her mother. When she was still young she met her mother’s cousin, the architect Pierre Le Bron, who sparked in her the desire to become an architect too.
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Haunted Britain in C18th
“The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane” by John Quidor (1858), depicting a scene from Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
Creepy History 20. A Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions by Francis Grose was published in 1787. The section on popular superstitions reflects on the beliefs of less enlightened “former times”, although Grose does note that a great “number of superstitious notions and practices are still remaining and prevale...
7 Buildings to Mark the Brontë Bicentenary — Heritage Calling
A CERTAIN MEASURE OF PERFECTION
From the buildings that inspired her first novel Jane Eyre, to the house where she contracted a fatal illness, Historic England hasrelisted
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April 24, 2016
First Period Danvers house saved by the builder
The Benjamin Holten house at 52 Centre Street in Danvers is one of only 15 First Period houses remaining in that town (Ipswich has 58). It was abandoned and had fallen into disrepair. The bank that…
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April 23, 2016
The Atheling and the Tragedy of the White Ship
History... the interesting bits!
William the Atheling
In the late summer of 1103 England’s queen, Matilda of Scotland, gave birth to a son. Named after his grandfather, William the Conqueror, the young prince would be known to history as William the Ætheling. He is one of those historical figures who resides in the shadows, more famous for his death than his all-too-short life as the heir to England’s throne.
William’s father, Henry, was a younger son of William the Conqueror. When his fat...
April 20, 2016
Fort Sumter fired upon 155 years ago
Today marks the 155th anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter that inaugurated the Civil War. It is interesting to note that I received the April issue of The Journal of Military History yesterday, which features a wonderful essay on the recent historiography on the war and the direction of the field in light of the recent conclusion of the sesquicentennial.
I also must note the irony of the action at Fort Sumter, as P. G. T. Beauregard, Confederate commander, fired upon h...
Book Corner: Samantha Wilcoxson’s ‘Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen
History... the interesting bits!
My latest book review, of Samantha Wilcoxson’s wonderful novel, Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen – telling the story of Elizabeth of York, mother of Henry VIII– has gone live over at The Review today!
Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen is a delightful novel portraying the life of England’s first Tudor Queen, Elizabeth of York. Well written and researched, the author’s passion for her subject shines through on every page, drawing you into every aspect of Eliz...
Lincoya: Andrew Jackson’s Indian Son
Andrew Jackson, Indian fighter, with no love lost on his enemies, adopted a Creek Indian baby and raised him as his own.
Andrew Jackson: Becoming the General
A quintessential depiction of “Old Hickory” – Andrew Jackson.
At age forty, Andrew Jackson had been a major figure in Tennessee for nearly two decades. He was a planter, a lawyer, a businessman, a horse racer and breeder, a sometimes Congressman and Senator and full time land speculator.
But it was not until...
Little Painley Burial Mound, Gisburn, Lancashire
Little Painley tumulus, near Gisburn, Lancs.
OS grid reference: SD 8284 5012. In the middle of a farmer’s field at Little Painley near Gisburn, Lancashire, there is a clump of tall trees which surround an ancient burial mound/bowl barrow. The very distinctive low mound is still quite prominent even after thousands of years. However it isnow surrounded by a barbed-wire fence and also the site is more difficult to reach from the road due to a gate and recently ere...
Reflections ~ Interesting Insights on Years Gone By
Victoria Adams' Reading Alcove
There is something about spring that invigorates a person. Or maybe it’s the end of the tax return pile. Whatever the case may be, I have begun to attack the pile of papers in my garage – with a vengeance.
In the interest of time, I have started with my archives of financial records. You do not want to know how far back this stuff goes – really. It can’t just be thrown away, it must be sorted and shredded – everything with a number, name, or address, must be co...
