This Week in History Series!

This Week in History: Week 31

 

July 27^th: 1586, Sir Walter Raleigh brought first tobacco to England from Virginia.

 

July 28^th: 1866, Birth of Beatrix Potter, in Kensington England. She was a children's author and illustrator, best known for "The Tale of Peter Rabbit".

Beatrix Potter

 

July 29^th: 1907, Sir Robert Baden-Powell formed the Boy Scouts in England.

 

July 30^th: 1818, Birth of Emily Brontë. Who was an English novelist, she was best known for Wuthering Heights. She was born in Thornton, West Yorkshire.

 

Emily Bronte

 

July 31^st: 1917, the 3rd battle of Ypres began in Belgium during the First World War.

 

August 1^st: 1834, Slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire. The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into effect.

 

August 2^nd: 1865, Lewis Carroll published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

 

Thanks for Reading!

Claire

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This Week in History Series!

This Week in History: Week 30

 

July 20^th: 1881, the Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrendered to US federal troops.

 

 

Sitting Bull

July 21^st: 1904, after 13 years, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway was completed. In the modern day it is the longest railway in the world.

 

July 22^nd: 1298, the English, led by King Edward I defeated the Scots, led by William Wallace at Battle of Falkirk, not long after the defeat, Wallace stepped down as the Guardian of Scotland.

 

July 23^rd: 1885, Ulysses S. Grant who was the 18th US President from 1869 to 1877 and Union general, died of esophageal cancer in Mount McGregor NY at 63.

 

July 24^th: 1567, Mary Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate; her 1-year-old son became King James VI of Scotland.

 

July 25^th: 1603, James VI of Scotland was crowned James I of English uniting kingdoms of England and Scotland.

 

July 26^th: 1856, Birth of George Bernard Shaw, who was a dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925). He was born in Dublin, Ireland.

George Bernard Shaw


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Claire
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This Week in History Series!

This Week in History: Week 29

July 13^th: 1925, Film producer and co-founder of Walt Disney Productions,  Walt Disney at the age of 23 married Lillian Bounds aged 26 at Lewiston's Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Lewiston, Idaho.

 

July 14^th: 1913, Birth of Gerald R Ford, born Leslie King, who was the 41st US Vice President from 1973 to 1974 and the 38th US President from 1974 to 1977. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska.

 

July 15^th: 1904, Anton Chekhov, a Russian writer best known for Uncle Vanya, died at age 44 from Tuberculosis.

 

July 16^th: 1439, Kissing was banned in England to stop germs from spreading.

 

July 17^h: 1917, King George V issued a royal proclamation that changed the name of the British royal house from House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the House of Windsor. He and all his British relatives relinquished their German titles and styles, adopting British-sounding surnames. George then compensated his male relatives by creating them British peers. His cousin, Prince Louis of Battenberg, who earlier in the war had been forced to resign as First Sea Lord through anti-German feeling, became Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven.

 

July 18^th: 1925, Adolf Hitler published Mein Kampf. The original title was the catchy "Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice.”

 

July 19^th: 1333, The Battle of Halidon Hill, this was during the second war of Scottish independence. The Scots were defeated by the English, and Berwick –Upon-Tweed was in English hands again.

 

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Claire

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This Week in History Series!

This Week in History: Week 28

 

July 6^th: 1893, Prince George, Duke of York (later George V) married Princess Victoria of Teck (Queen Mary) at St James's Palace.

 

July 7^th: 1753, British Museum was founded by an Act of Parliament (later opened in 1759)

 

July 8^th: 1839, Birth of John D. Rockefeller, in Richford, New York. He was a US capitalist & founder of Standard Oil.

 

July 9^th: 1553, Lady Jane Grey, was proclaimed queen of England in succession to Edward VI, following his death, three days earlier he proclaimed both his half-sisters illegitimate. She reigned for nine days before being deposed by Mary Tudor, who had Jane executed the following February.

 

July 10^th: 138, Hadrian, Roman emperor ruling from 117 to138 died at 62.

 

July 11^th: 1899, Birth of E. B. White, a writer best known for Charlotte's Web.

 

July 12^th: 1191, English King Richard the Lionheart & Crusaders defeated the Saracens in Palestine.

 

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Claire

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Lanzarote: My Paradise Island.

 

Hi All! So here we are back in Lanzarote!!

 

So, this is me showing you the rest of my trip to this gorgeous island!

 

 

 

 

Red Flowers that look lie the Red weed for War of the Worlds!


We had a few walks along to Playa Blanca from our hotel and there were a few things I found interesting!
 

The Watch Tower.

The Watch Tower was in place so that the guard could warn islanders if there were any pirates about to attack the island! 

Rublicon

 

Stone statues, actually made by placing rocks on top of each other!

 

Ferry Port in the Distance!

 

As I told you in my first Lanzarote post we went on a volcanic trip, but we were also taken for a camel ride and to a vineyard!!

 

Me and Mum on Our Camel!

We named him Geoffrey Leonard!! 

Dad and Mum at the Vineyard.

Dad and Me at the Vineyard.


We were told about how they grow the grapes on the island for making the wine. They build a horseshoe shaped wall around the vines to protect them from the northern winds.

Rubicon Marina

One day, we decided to get the ferry from Playa Blanca over to Fuerteventura! To the Town of Corralejo.

Submarine!!

Fuerteventura in the Distance!

 

 

While we were there only for a couple of hours, we visited the Market before we had to get the ferry back again!

 

Me and Dad on the Catamaran.

Small island in between the 2 larger islands.

Our Ferry.

 

Our last trip was to Teguise Market, which is more in land so is slightly warmer!!

 



The Church in Teguise.

Statue in the Square.

Town centre if you like.


Now, the next photo really had me and my dad chuckling. It's not something you see everyday!!

A Goat sat up the wall!!!


Last, but not least, managing to finally get a photo of the Salt Mines on the Island, while on our way to the airport!!
 

The Salt Mines!!


Thanks for reading!!

Claire
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My Favourite Things! Part 2

Hi again, this is part 2 of my favourite things, so I'll get down to business!

 

 

N= Noddy, he was my favourite childhood character, so much so that my Mum dressed me up as him one year when I was a child.

 

O= Organisation, I like to be organised and feel so out of place if I'm not.

 

P= Pandas, again I'd love to go out to China and work with them, I adore them.

 

Q= Quasar Laser, I haven't done it in a few years, but it is still one of my favourite activities. must be my violent side coming out!

 

R= Reading is another of my favourite pastimes!

 

S= Speedway, that is all!

 

T= Travelling. I love to travel, see new places and meet new people.

 

U= University, it was an amazing time of my life, even with its downs.

 

V= Vegetables, I am more of a veg person than a fruit person haha!

 

W= Writing. I have quite an imagination, so I like to put my ideas on paper!

 

X= x-rays, I'm always intrigued by them.

 

Y= Yo-yo. As a child I loved having a yo-yo!

 

Z= Zoos, but only if they treat their animals right and believe in conservation!

 

 

Thank you for Reading!

 

Claire

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Heatherslaw Light Railway!

Hi all! A few moths back my cousins were staying down here in Berwick with our Grandad, he decided because it was a nice day, we'd take the girls to Heatherslaw Light Railway.

 

My Family mostly grew up in this area of Northumberland and for me, this trip was more about reliving my childhood!!

 

The railway is situated on the opposite side of the river from Heatherslaw Mill.

 

I have been on the railway as a child and absolutely loved it!

 

Now, there is a new track, due to flooding a few years back. (My Grandad helped lay the original track!)

 

Anyway, time to show you the photos!!!

 



Map of where the train goes and the Area.

Heatherslaw Mill

While waiting for the next train along to the Village of Etal, we had a look in the Railway room, where there is a model railway set up and other photos of trains.

An Old Border Reivers Map

An old map of North East England, the North Sea is marked as the German Sea.

 

 

The platform is very neat and tidy. Even if it is a light railway!

The Train is Called Bunty!!

Along the way my Grandad pointed out places he and my Mum and her siblings used to live.

I was rather lucky to catch a few photos of some wildlife on the river!

In the next photo, it shows the small passing point.

Etal Castle

The Journey is about 25 mins on the train, but there is some lovely views.

Etal is where I spent most of my childhood, with my Grandparents living there. so I have many fond memories of the place!

 

Thanks for Reading!

 

A Follow up post will be coming soon, all about Etal Castle!!

 

Claire

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