By Tim Lambert Dedicated to Sharon Court Early Somerstown Somerstown was founded in the early 19th century. Until 1809 Portsmouth consisted of Old Portsmouth and Portsea. Then in 1809 the ‘mineral’ streets (Copper Street, Stone Street, etc.) were built outside the city walls. Jubilee Terrace was built in 1810 and Southsea grew into a middle-class… Continue reading A History of Somerstown, Portsmouth
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A Brief History of Guatemala
By Tim Lambert Early Guatemala In 1523 Pedro de Alvarado was sent with a force of Spaniards to Guatemala. The Spaniards had a great technological advantage over the indigenous people and by 1540 they ruled the whole area. The Spaniards then became the ruling class. Meanwhile, the indigenous people were converted to Christianity (although they… Continue reading A Brief History of Guatemala
A Brief Biography of John Keats
By Tim Lambert His Early Life John Keats was one of England’s greatest poets. He was born in London on 31 October 1795. His father Thomas Keats was an innkeeper. His mother was called Frances. The couple had 5 children. In 1803 John Keats went to Clarke’s School in Enfield. However, in 1804 tragedy struck… Continue reading A Brief Biography of John Keats
A Brief Biography of William Blake
By Tim Lambert His Early Life William Blake was a famous poet, painter, and engraver of the late 18th century and early 19th century. Blake was a radical, anti-authority figure. William Blake was born at 28 Broad Street in Soho, London on 28 November 1757. His father James Blake was a hosier. He and his… Continue reading A Brief Biography of William Blake
A Brief Biography of Margaret Fell
By Tim Lambert Her Early Life Margaret Fell helped to found the Quakers. Margaret was born in Dalton in Furness in Lancashire in 1614 (the exact date is not known. Her father was John Askew, a well-off landowner. In 1632 Margaret married a barrister called Thomas Fell. Her husband later became a judge and an… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Margaret Fell
A Brief History of Jamaica
By Tim Lambert Early Jamaica From about 800 AD a people called the Arawaks lived in Jamaica. They were stone age farmers although they also hunted and fished. The Arawaks grew beans, cassava, and maize. They also grew cotton. However, in 1494, Christopher Columbus landed in Jamaica. The Spanish and Arawaks briefly fought each other… Continue reading A Brief History of Jamaica
A Brief Biography of Mary Anning
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 Brief Biography of Mary Anning
A Brief 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 Brief Biography of Agatha Christie
A Brief 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 Brief Biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley
A Brief 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 Brief Biography of Winston Churchill