By Tim Lambert Mary Anning was a famous paleontologist of the early 19th century. Mary was born on 21 May 1799 in Lyme Regis in Dorset, England. Her father was Richard Anning a cabinet maker. He and his wife Mary had a large family but only two of their children survived childhood, Mary and her… Continue reading A Biography of Mary Anning
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A Biography of Agatha Christie
By Tim Lambert Her Early Life Agatha Christie was a great crime writer of the 20th century. She was born Agatha May Clarissa Miller on 13 September 1890 in Torquay, Devon, England. Her father was named Alvan Miller and her mother was called Clarissa Margaret. The family was well off. Sadly when Agatha was 11… Continue reading A Biography of Agatha Christie
A Biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley
By Tim Lambert His Early Life The great poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on 4 August 1792 at Field Place near n in Sussex, England. His father was an MP, Sir Timothy Shelley and his mother was called Elizabeth. Percy was the oldest of six children. He had a brother and four sisters. In… Continue reading A Biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley
A Biography of Winston Churchill
By Tim Lambert His Early Life Winston Churchill was a 20th-century British prime minister. He was born on 30 November 1874 in Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. His father was Lord Randolph Churchill and his mother, Jeanette was an American woman. Winston had a brother called John, born in 1880. When he was a child… Continue reading A Biography of Winston Churchill
A Biography of Grigori Rasputin
By Tim Lambert Grigori Rasputin was born in a village in Siberia. We don’t know the exact date but it was around 1869. At that time life in Siberia was hard and primitive. It was almost untouched by the Industrial Revolution that was sweeping western Europe. However, the Rasputin family were not poor peasants. They… Continue reading A Biography of Grigori Rasputin
A Biography of Enid Blyton
By Tim Lambert Enid Blyton was a famous writer of children’s books. Enid was born on 11 August 1897 in East Dulwich, London. Her father, Thomas Blyton was a salesman. Her mother was called Theresa. Enid had two younger brothers. Unfortunately in 1910, her father left the family for another woman. From 1907 Enid went… Continue reading A Biography of Enid Blyton
A Short History of Ancient Spain
By Tim Lambert From about 900 BC seafaring people called the Phoenicians who came from what is now Lebanon traded with what is now Spain. They founded a chain of trading settlements along the coast on islands and peninsulas. The Iberians gave the Phoenicians silver in return for wine and olive oil as well as… Continue reading A Short History of Ancient Spain
The Hittites
By Tim Lambert The Hittites lived in what is now Turkey. They moved to Turkey about 2,000 BC and at first, they were divided into separate states. However about 1,650 BC, they were united by King Labarnas. The Hittites were a powerful and warlike people. About 1595 BC they captured Babylon. Later the Hittites fought… Continue reading The Hittites
A History of The Minoans
By Tim Lambert The Minoan civilization existed in Crete. It was the first European civilization. About 2,500 BC a sophisticated society grew up on the island of Crete. By about 1,950 BC the inhabitants had invented a form of writing using hieroglyphs. This writing is called linear A. The Minoans were a bronze-age civilization. (They… Continue reading A History of The Minoans
The Assyrian Empire
By Tim Lambert The Assyrians were a warlike people from the north of what is now Iraq. From about 880 BC to 612 BC they ruled a great empire in the Middle East. The first great Assyrian king was Tiglath-pileser (c.1115-1077) who warred against people in Asia Minor and who defeated the Babylonians (of southern… Continue reading The Assyrian Empire