England
Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
With Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee year underway, how did the Empire celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee?
Read MoreHampshire on Intriguing History
Hampshire detailed posts on Intriguing History a FREE Web service for family local social and special interest history projects…
Read MoreLeadenhall Market an historic marketplace dating back to the 1st century
Leadenhall a place of gathering and social connection since the first century…still going today with the distinctive wrought ironwork and glass building designed by Sir Horace Jones…
Read MoreTullimaar House Cornwall where William Golding lived his final years he died in 1993
William Golding died in 1993 in Cornwall at his home.
Read MoreWilliam GOLDING Born 1911 Author of Lord of the Flies
William GOLDING Born in Cornwall
Read MoreEast Lancashire Regiment Military Cap Badge
Military cap badge of the East Lancashire Regiment, mother regiment of the Accrington Pals. This cap badge is one of a collection of intriguing cap badges being curated
Read MoreMilitary Cap Badge Suffolk Regiment
The Suffolk Regiment military cap badge, just one of an intriguing collection of military cap badges
Read MoreLancashire Cotton Famine
The Lancashire Cotton Famine was a crisis in the Lancashire cotton industry in the early 1860’s, reminds us of the impact that global events have on individual economies. The world was as connected by trade and war 150 years ago as it is now. Nothing much changes
Read MoreIntriguing Relationships Presidents and Prime Ministers
An intriguing snippet from David Reynolds (Professor of History at Cambridge University ) and No 10 on the special relationships between prime Ministers and Presidents
Read MoreWest Dean West Sussex and New Mexico…what do they have in common?
Edward James a lasting legacy , a great endowment and a mad folly in Mexico? In the heart of the Sussex Downs dont’ miss a treat and enjoy the grandeur of a country house fit for kings with a wonderful opportunity to develop your creative skills…
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