The History Bystander
Sunday, 18 December 2011
The Mysterious Death of Mrs Charnley
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A unexplained death in Victorian England is an instantly captivating notion. From the fiction of Sherlock Holmes to fact of Mr Whicher, it...
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Thursday, 24 November 2011
Ghosts in the Snow - Chasing Ancestors North
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Half the joy of being a genealogist is poring over the census records, deciphering ancient hand-writing, working out who the correct paren...
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Sunday, 13 November 2011
Spon St - The Newest Ancient Place in England
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In the historic town of Coventry, England there is a particularly attractive road of timber-framed buildings - the type which are often (alt...
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Thursday, 10 November 2011
Remembrance: Albert and the Great War
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My great grandfather, Walter (known within the family as 'Pop') was born in 1883. It was his younger brother A...
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Tuesday, 8 November 2011
The Building that Still Stood on 6th Nov 1605
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Whilst the subject of this article originates 406 years ago, the prospect of a British newspaper headline proclaiming "Parliament Build...
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Sunday, 25 September 2011
The Long Life and Terrible Death of My Ancestor Judith Harrison
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For years I've had in my possession a copy of the diary of a relative of mine who lived in Victorian England. He was the first cousin ...
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