By Tim Lambert Birtwistle 1934- Composer ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE Dawn Acton 1977- Actress BACUP Betty Jackson 1949- Fashion designer BIRKENHEAD Edward Bevan 1856-1921 Chemist Sir Lewis Casson 1875-1969 Actor Glenda Jackson 1937- Actress Norman Thelwell 1923-2004 Cartoonist BLACKBURN John Morley 1838-1923 Writer Steve Pemberton 1967- Actor BLACKPOOL Michael Smith 1932-2000 Chemist BOLTON Samuel Crompton 1752-1827 Inventor of the spinning mule… Continue reading Famous People Born in Northwest England
Category: Articles
Famous Australians
By Tim Lambert A John Antill 1904-1986 Composer Christine Anu 1973- Singer Tina Arena 1967- Singer Thea Astley 1925-2005 Writer David Atkins 1955- Dancer B Murray Bail 1941- Writer Eric Bana 1968- Actor Maroochy Barambah 1954-Opera singer Jimmy Barnes 1956- Singer John Bell 1940- Actor Carmel Bird 1940- Writer Cate Blanchett 1969- Actor James Blundell 1964- Singer Allan Border 1955- Cricketer Arthur Boyd 1920-1999 Artist Sir Donald Bradman 1908-2001 Cricketer… Continue reading Famous Australians
Famous American Women
By Tim Lambert There have been many famous women in American history. Below is a list of some of them. Elizabeth Glover c. 1600-1643 Elizabeth owned the first printing company in America. Anne Bradstreet 1612-1672 Anne was a poet of the 17th Century Henrietta Johnston c. 1633-1729 Henrietta was an artist Abigail Adams 1744-1818 She… Continue reading Famous American Women
Famous People From NorthEast England
By Tim Lambert ALNWICK Sir George Airy 1801-1892 Astronomer ASHINGTON Sir Bobby Charlton 1937- Footballer Jack Charlton 1935- Footballer BEDLINGTON Sir Daniel Gooch 1816-1889 Engineer BELFORD, NORTHUMBERLAND William Coldstream 1908-1987 Artist BISHOP AUCKLAND Anthony Eden 1897-1977 Prime Minister BISHOP MIDDLEHAM, DURHAM Henry Taylor 1800-1886 Poet CHESTER LE STREET Bryan Robson 1957- Footballer CONSETT Rowan Atkinson 1955- Comedian DARLINGTON Maurice Elvey 1887-1967 Film… Continue reading Famous People From NorthEast England
Famous People From Cambodia
By Tim Lambert Pov Panhapich Singer Sophiline Cheam Shapiro Dancer Chamroeun Yin Dancer Kem Sopranei Singer Chum Ngek Musician Tep Rindaro Actor Patricia Hy-Boulais 1965- Tennis Player Chorn Chan Leakhena Actor Chea Sundaneth Journalist Pen Samithy Journalist Prach Sim Journalist Uth Roeun Cartoonist Jayavarman VII Khmer King Norodom Sihamoni King U Sam Oeur Poet Nau Hach Writer Domnang Pin Artist Vann Nath Artist Thus Sophannarith Artist
Famous People From Yorkshire
By Tim Lambert BARNSLEY John Arden 1930-2012 Playwright Barry Hines 1939-2016 Writer BEVERLEY Julia Pardoe 1806-1862 Writer BINGLEY Rodney Bewes 1938-2017 Actor Sir Fred Hoyle 1915-2001 Astronomer Harvey Smith 1938- Equestrian BIRSTALL Joseph Priestley 1733-1804 Scientist who discovered oxygen BRADFORD Sir Edward Appleton 1892-1965 Physicist John Braine 1922-1986 Writer John Gerard Braine 1922-1986 Writer Frank Carr 1858-1916 Composer… Continue reading Famous People From Yorkshire
A History of the Longbow
By Tim Lambert The longbow was developed in Wales in the 12th century. In the late 13th century the English conquered Wales but they were impressed by the longbow. The English king, Edward I took Welsh archers into his army. The longbow proved deadly at the battle of Falkirk in 1298 between the English and… Continue reading A History of the Longbow
Life in Ancient Egypt
By Tim Lambert Egypt was said to be the gift of the Nile. Each summer the Nile flooded and provided water to grow crops. For irrigation Egyptians used a device called shaduf. it was a ‘see-saw’ with a leather container at one end, which was filled with water, and a counterweight at the other. When… Continue reading Life in Ancient Egypt
A History of Lancaster
By Tim Lambert Roman Lancaster The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD. Lancaster began when the Romans built a fort in the area about 80 AD. A small town grew up alongside the fort because the soldiers provided a market for the townspeople’s goods. However Roman civilization declined in the 4th century and in the… Continue reading A History of Lancaster
16th Century Funerals
By Tim Lambert In Tudor times life expectancy was short. Perhaps 25% of children died before they were 5 and as many as 40% died before the age of 16. If you lived to be an adult you would probably live to your 50s or early 60s. However, only a small minority lived to be… Continue reading 16th Century Funerals