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Britain’s churchyards are one of the nation’s priceless and unique heritages. Generations of our forebears are commemorated humorously, eccentrically and often anonymously. Epitaphs and inscriptions on […]

…. today in 1947, the 21-year-old Princess Elizabeth married her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. Created Duke of Edinburgh on the eve of the […]

During my decade in the teaching profession, I have had the pleasure of working with dozens of talented educators who give their heart, soul, dedication, passion […]

…. The King’s Cross fire broke out on 18 November 1987 at approximately 19:30 at King’s Cross St. Pancras tube station, a major interchange on the […]

I think I mentioned quite early on in the Family Wise blogging days, that an extra few hours in the day, or an entire extra day […]

For the first time in a very long while, yesterday I actually managed to spend a day doing research at The National Archives. It was not […]

November 15 is the 319th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar… Can you believe it? There are only 46 days remaining until the end […]

…. I mean, the Royal Family…. oops! Today is a historical day for our current monarchy. In 1948, Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George) […]

This was formerly the date of the Stamford Bull-Running. According to local tradition, the custom dated from the time of King John when William de Warenne, […]