Margo Lestz's Blog, page 8
August 5, 2020
Jane Austen: Prescription for a Troubled Soul
Could reading Jane Austen calm a troubled soul? Maybe. After World War I, her books were prescribed for solders suffering from PTSD...
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July 30, 2020
Margo’s Musings: Bath
We’re on the move again. We’ve just moved from London to Bath...
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July 13, 2020
Two Chalk Horses in Southwest England: Uffington and Westbury
Southwest England has more chalk horse carvings than anywhere else in the world. Let's take a look at two of them: the Uffington and Westbury horses.
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June 26, 2020
A Stonehenge Story: How to Move a Monument
Gazing upon Stonehenge, you have to wonder how ancient people moved these large stones. In the Middle Ages, Merlin the Magician was credited with it.
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June 18, 2020
Glastonbury Myths and Legends: Holy Grail, Thorn Tree, and More
Glastonbury's story is a mixture of history, myth, and legend. Mixed all together, they make a rousing tale about the Holy Grail, the Holy Thorn, and more...
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June 11, 2020
King Arthur was Buried in Glastonbury
Was King Arthur real? Modern historians dismiss him as a myth, but in 1191 monks at Glastonbury Abbey seemed to prove otherwise when they found his tomb.
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May 18, 2020
Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Lamp and Pie Chart
Florence Nightingale, the lamp-carrying nurse who cared for wounded soldiers, also wrote and used infographics to get her point across.
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May 8, 2020
Bowlers, City Gents, and Stereotypes: History of the Bowler Hat
The bowler was a gamekeeper’s hat that moved into all social classes. Later, it became the trademark of the City Gent and part of the British stereotype.
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Bowlers, City Gents, and Stereotypes
The bowler was a gamekeeper’s hat that moved into all social classes. Later, it became the trademark of the City Gent and part of the British stereotype.
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April 30, 2020
Jonas Hanway Carried an Umbrella
Jonas Hanway’s life was full of adventures and good deeds, but he is most remembered as being the first man to carry an umbrella on the streets of London.
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