THEME Art, design, literature, media and Music
Dippenhall Placename and Family Name Origins
Have some fun with Place names and family names and map making to reveal insights into your own intriguing connections
Read MoreCrondall Gazetteer and Historic placename mapping
Use the Old Hants Gazetter and learn about our old place name and maps ideas….this snippet is for Crondall
Read MoreHampshire Map 1673
1673 map of Hampshire UK, part of the Edwin Bolles Collection, Tufts University
Read MoreCanterbury Kent Family History Resources
Canterbury Kent, if you have family history connections or are simply interested in local history then this is a great little site through which you can explore the buildings of Canterbury
Read MoreThomas Telford London to Holyhead Road
The debate over the high speed rail link between London and Birmingham, made us think about Thomas Telford, building a slightly controversial high speed road between London and Holyhead in 1819
Read MoreBurlington House London 4th home to Royal Society
Burlington House had been in the family of the influential scientist Robert Boyle and became subsequently the home of the Royal Society,
Read MoreSomerset House and the Royal Society 1780-1857
Somerset House become home for the Royal Society.
Read MoreCrane Court new home found for Royal Society by Sir Isaac Newton in 1710
Sir Isaac finds a new home for the Royal Society and Sir Christopher Wren does-up one of the rooms…
Read MoreRoyal Society founded 1660 Gresham College and Arundel House
Royal Society for advancement of Science, a founding father Christopher Wren, Astronomer at Gresham College…? Was your relative a member or fellow of the society?
Read MoreMary Shelley author of ‘Frankenstein’ 1818
Mothers and daughters, how intriguing. Mary Shelley Author of Frankenstein but who was her famous feminist mother who was also ahead of her time? Find out more here and via our Intriguing People theme on Intriguing History a connected digital history project.
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