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Witches, Halloween – It's English Celtic History
30/09/2012 12:18
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The festival of "All Hallows Eve" or the more ancient named "Samhain" celebrates the end of the "lighter half" of the year and beginning of the "darker half", and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic Briton's New Year"....
Halloween – It's English Celtic History
30/09/2012 12:01
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The festival of "All Hallows Eve" or the more ancient named "Samhain" celebrates the end of the "lighter half" of the year and beginning of the "darker half", and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic Briton's New Year"....
History of British Police from 1798 to Present Day
30/09/2012 11:48
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History of British and London Police from 1798
As I am a direct descendent of Sir Christopher Wren and have many ancestors from London who were also members of various London Police Forces, I thought it may be of interest to...
History of British Police from 1676 to Present Day
30/09/2012 11:21
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As I am a direct descendent of Sir Christopher Wren and have many ancestors from London who were also members of various London Police Forces, I thought it may be of interest to write an article about British Policing's history. The...
History of The 17th Century Corkscrew – England
30/09/2012 11:01
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The first Corkscrew registered patent was to the British Reverend Samuel Henshall (1765-1807) on August 24th 1795 with patent #2061. This was the first documented patent given for such a device.
A normal bottle stopper of Cork was...
Sir JOSEPH WILSON SWAN 1828 - 1914 First Filament Light Bulb
30/09/2012 10:28
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Joseph Wilson Swan was born on Oct. 31, 1828, in Sunderland, and he served an apprenticeship with a pharmacist there. He later became a partner in Mawson's, a firm of manufacturing chemists in Newcastle. This company existed...
The World's First Electric House – England 1878
30/09/2012 10:21
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One of the most important developments in the history of modern life took place in the north - the use of electric light. The most important figures were Sir William Armstrong and the Sunderland-born Joseph Swan, inventor of the first...
First Steam Engine 1653 - England
29/09/2012 15:45
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The first Steam Engine was first invented in 1653 by Edward Somerset (1601 – 1667) who was an English nobleman. In 1655 he authored a book which consisted of textual descriptions of 100 separate inventions. It was eventually printed in 1663 and...
Sir George Cayley First Manned flown Plane - 1849
29/09/2012 15:15
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The First Manned Flight – England 1849 Britains history is made up of very famous engineers all through their history. I have decided to write about one of the most famous English Engineers called the "Father of Aviation" Sir...
The First Powered Passenger Car and Bus – England 1801
29/09/2012 14:53
The First Powered Passenger Car and Bus – England 1801
As an Englishman born and bred and a fan of history of steam buses I thought it may be of interest to write an article about the English history of the earliest steam Cars and Busses.
On Christmas Eve 1801 in West Cornwal (UK) an...
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