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I have recently broken through a brick wall in my genealogical research and have found out what happened to my... Read More
Notorious robber Huffey White, alias Hufton White, alias Huffham White, alias Houghton White, alias William Evans, escaped from the hulks near Woolwich no... Read More
On Wednesday, 3 January 1872, Thomas Macarte gave his last performance as Massarti the Lion Tamer in front of a horrified... Read More
Until 9 September 2015 when she was surpassed by her great-great-granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria held the record as the... Read More
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Tucked away in Tyler Jacques’ family memorabilia was a yellowed Christmas card from the Isle of Wight dated 1932. The... Read More
London Emigration Committee Between the years of 1833 and 1837, a total of fourteen ships sponsored by the London Emigration... Read More
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The O’Hare family lived in Waterford City, a town built on the bank of the Suir River, in the south-east... Read More
Having recently discovered the secret to mind-travelling back through time, I’ve journeyed to Sheffield to have an imaginary conversation with my great-great-grandfather.... Read More
The summer of 1816 has been called ‘the summer that never was’, ‘the poverty year’ and ‘eighteen hundred and froze... Read More
Yellow fever, or yellow jack, or even yellow plague is a virus spread by infected mosquitoes. It’s first symptoms are... Read More