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A History of the Holocaust
By Tim Lambert The Background to the Holocaust The holocaust was a genocide carried out by the Nazis in the years 1941-45. Most of the victims were Jews, although the Nazis also murdered a huge number of Roma and Sinti people. The Nazis also murdered a vast number of disabled people. Anti-Semitism, the dislike of… Continue reading A History of the Holocaust
Unsolved Murder 1923
By Tim Lambert An unsolved murder happened in Blossom Alley in Portsea, Portsmouth in 1923. The victim was Mary Frances Pelham aged 37. According to newspaper reports she was born in ‘the north of England’ but they don’t specify where. During the First World War, she moved to Brighton and when she moved to Portsmouth… Continue reading Unsolved Murder 1923
Fanny Adams
By Tim Lambert Fanny Adams was an 8-year-old girl who was murdered in Alton, Hampshire in 1867. Fanny was born on 30 April 1859. Her father was a bricklayer named George. Her mother was named Harriett. Fanny was the fourth of six children. She had three sisters and two brothers. Fanny was tall for her… Continue reading Fanny Adams
Catherine Hayes
By Tim Lambert Catherine Hayes was burned for murdering her husband in 1726. She was born Catherine Hall near Birmingham in 1690. She moved around the country working as a domestic servant. Eventually, she was employed by a farmer named Hayes in Warwickshire. In 1713 she married the farmer’s son John, who was a carpenter… Continue reading Catherine Hayes
Pictures of my Trip to Canada And Alaska
By Tim Lambert These are some pictures I took on a recent trip to Western Canada and during a cruise from Vancouver to Alaska. The scenery was breathtaking. Banff Me in Banff Looking down on Banff The view from a hotel room in Banff The Canadian Rockies Two colour rivers meet in the Canadian Rockies… Continue reading Pictures of my Trip to Canada And Alaska
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A Biography of Gertrude Bell
By Tim Lambert Gertrude Bell was a great writer and archaeologist of the early 20th century. She was born in Washington, County Durham on 14 July 1868. Her father was the wealthy owner of an ironworks. Sadly her mother died when Gertrude was only 3 but her father remarried. Gertrude was a very intelligent woman… Continue reading A Biography of Gertrude Bell
Pictures of Botley
By Tim Lambert Botley is a charming village in Hampshire. It has a long history stretching back 1,500 years and it is still thriving. Here are some pictures I took of the village. The River Hamble Mill Hill Botley Mills Winchester Street A Memorial to the journalist and writer William Cobbett Botley Market House The… Continue reading Pictures of Botley
My Pictures of Sherborne, Shaftesbury and Gillingham
By Tim Lambert Here are some pictures I took of the charming town of Sherborne in Dorset. Below is Sherborne Abbey. The old English word ceap meant trade. It gradually changed to our word cheap. Cheap Street is still the main shopping street in Sherborne. Below is the conduit in Sherborne. It was once a… Continue reading My Pictures of Sherborne, Shaftesbury and Gillingham