France
King Stephen I of England 1135-1154
Stephen seized the Crown of England, but was always looking over his shoulder and battling with Empress Matilda dn Geoffrey of Anjou, only finally reaching a compromise that was to cost his son dealry just before his death…Henry de Blois is Kingmaker and swings between the parties as brother of Stephen did the family links count for so little, what an intriguing family…
Read MoreEnlightenment Encyclopedie
Did this book have a greater impact than any other during the C18th? The Encyclopedie, the work of the Enlightenment ‘Thinkers’, was an incredibly influential tool in spreading the message and the values of the Enlightenment movement
Read MoreThe Age of Reason…dawns
The dawning of the age of reason, how would it impact on our families lives and those of the communities our relatives lived in…
Read MoreSilk making machinery 1745
The silk making machinery of Jacques de Vaucanson revolutionized French silk production but ironically held back the French industrial revolution because of the Luddite attitudes of the French workers.
Read MoreF.A.N.Y Women’s Transport Services Cap Badge 1933 – 1939
Do you have any women in your family tree that served in the military during WWI and WWII? If so, then the story of the women who served in the Women’s Transport Service will be of great interest as they became the parent company for women involved in espionage work in WWII.
Read MoreRemembrance Day 1944
Remembering Remembrance Day
Read MoreArmistice Day 1918
A Day Of Remembrance…
Read MoreMarie Curie 1908 Professor
First ever, female professor at the Sorbonne 1908, two Nobel Prizes, in chemistry and physics
Read MoreMarie Curie 1903
Marie Curie presents her doctoral paper on the discovery of Radium.
Read MoreGreat Reform Act 1832 and the riots that preceeded.
Was it really “The Great Reform Act of 1832?” How would it have impacted on your family members….
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