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King Ine of Wessex 688-726
King Ine started British Law Code and ruled in Wessex, founding the stone church at Gastonbury Abbey and abdicating to go on a pilgrimage Rome, He did not expand his dominion of Wessex but he made other notable contributions and was committed to the early Christian Church.
Read MoreHenry III Plantagenet King 1207-1272
His father King John was not much of a role model, so how would his son inheriting at just 9 years of age cope? He started with guidance of great statesmen but would he be governed by their wise council? What would Henry III contribute to the development of a nation…
Read MoreKing 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 MoreAncestry Map with Photos Interactive from 1940 US Census
Intrigued about Maps and History, here is a new interactive graphic demo from ancestry linking photos to US 1940 census data, sound like History Pin…take a look.
Read MoreMappa Mundi 1300 intact at Hereford Cathedral
An extraordinary and intriguing artefact the Hereford Mappa Mundi dating back to circa 1300 the largest Mappa Mundi still in existence, see video an links to further intriguing resources.
Read MoreAngus Archives for Reseach and RSS Discovery the Ship that took Scott to the Antarctic
Angus and Dundee Archives Family History and Captain Scott and the ship that ook them to the Antarctic
Read MoreIntriguing Archives Records and Collections Introductions
We all find good resources and we all duplicate searching for them, why? In forthcoming versions we will be providing specific feeds and connections than you can register to subscribe to. Here is a start of our Archives and Collections. You can search by key words or browse and navigate via our links and menus,…
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Google Earth for Family History
Google Earth is free and downloadable, it is emebedded in this page but will only run and display, if it is installed on your PC. Here we are providing a demonstration sample similar to what we have used at the WDYTYA Live 2012 Show in London. You can download the files and click on the…
Read MoreMapping Historical Weather
How did the weather affect historical events? Mapping historical weather is a novel way to explore family history or social history projects. The weather in the context of major historical news.
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