On September 11th, 1857, a group of migrants travelling from Arkansas to their new home in California, were massacred in a valley in Utah known as Mountain Meadows, ostensibly by a group of Paiute Indians following a siege lasting several days. The Baker-Fancher group totalled around 140 members of an extended family or families. Quite […]
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Robert the Bruce
Born on 11 July 1274, Robert de Brus was the heir apparent to the Lordship of Annandale, through his grandfather, the 5th Lord, and his father, the 6th Lord. The Lordship of Annandale were established in 1124 by David Fitzmalcolm, when he was named King David I of Scotland, to Robert de Brus, who was […]
Cats within History
Through history animals have featured quite heavily for a variety of reasons. From the domestication of livestock circa 15,000 years ago towards the end of the last glacial period, when the nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes settled to become sedentary agriculturalists, to the varied domestic pets we know and love today. I felt that a study of […]
Dick Turpin – Stand and Deliver
On the 7th April 1739, notorious highwayman Richard Turpin was hanged for his crimes, most notably horse, cattle and sheep stealing, robbery with violence, and murder at the Knavesmire in York. Turpin was documented to have been born in the Blue Bell Inn, Hempstead, the son of John Turpin who has been accredited with trades […]
War breaks out in American colonies
Written on September 10, 2015 by Phoebe at 3:04 PM | 0
Americas, England, Northern Europe, Phoebe, United States
Americas, England, Northern Europe, Phoebe, United States
In 1774, following the infamous Boston Tea Party the previous December, when residents had dumped a cargo of imported tea into the Harbour at Boston, Massachusetts, the British governor to the state had been ordered, using amendments to the Massachusetts Colonial Government Charter, to disband the locally elected councils in favour of members appointed by […]