Newgate Prison in London is one of England’s oldest and most infamous jails. The jail was erected in 1188 and is located in the middle of London’s City. The jail has housed some of history’s most notorious criminals, including the …
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The Pendle Forest witches were twelve women accused of killing ten people with witchcraft in 1612, in the Pendle Forest area of Lancashire. Of the twelve women, one died before trial and ten were found guilty and hanged. The case …
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Like all self-respecting European cities, London also had its gates in the medieval walls. These still remain at least in name, let’s explore them one by one. Let’s start from Billingsgate which is located between the present Tower Bridge and …
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The fact that you have never heard of this theatre is likely due to the fact that it closed in 1957 and was subsequently demolished in the same year. When it was opened, and particularly during the Belle Epoque, it …
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John Joseph Merlin, born in Belgium in 1735, is best known for his invention of roller skates. He later moved to London. John Joseph Merlin, born in 1735 in Belgium to a Flemish family, developed a keen interest in timekeeping …
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The former Baring Brothers merchant bank which was one of the oldest in London, founded as an import and export agency by John and Francis Baring in 1762. The bank was destroyed by the activities of a rogue trader in …
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I found a post on Quora from a British person who had an argument with a Spaniard. It reminds me of a discussion I had with an Italian man several years ago who insisted that the Scots are English and …
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The legend of King Arthur (King Arthur in English) is the story of how one man became king of England. The story is a myth, which means it’s not based on fact. Arthur’s scant historical background is gleaned from various …
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This has been the topic of several articles in 2022 based on some evidence in her own life and writings. It’s hard to decide the gender identity of people who lived in the past, they simply didn’t have the language …
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Since William the Conqueror took the throne of England in 1066, King Charles is only the 41st monarch to ascend to the position since then. In comparison, there have been 46 Presidents of the United States of America between the years 1789 and 2022. Being a monarch is job for life. When the Queen of England took the throne in 1952, reverence was virtually unquestioned as a matter of course. One-third of people in Britain blindly believed …
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