By Tim Lambert Saint Brigid c. 450-525 She founded the first monastery in County Kildare Maria Edgeworth 1768-1849 Writer Ellen Hutchinson 1785-1815 Botanist Catherine Hayes 1818-1861 Opera singer Agnes Mary Clerke 1824-1907 She was an astronomer. She wrote about astronomy and other subjects. She wrote a famous book about astronomy which simplified the subject for… Continue reading Famous Irish Women
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The Battle of Hastings
By Tim Lambert In 1066 Harold was king of England but William of Normandy claimed the throne. Harald Hardrada, king of Norway, also claimed it. He sailed to Yorkshire with 10,000 men in 300 ships. The Earls of Northumbria and Mercia attacked him but they were defeated. However, King Harold marched north with another army.… Continue reading The Battle of Hastings
Fascist Italy
By Tim Lambert Mussolini Seizes Power When the First World War began a Socialist called Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), who was editor of the newspaper Avanti! opposed Italy joining the war. However, he soon changed his mind. By October 1914 Mussolini decided Italy should join. He resigned from Avanti! and founded his own newspaper called Popolo… Continue reading Fascist Italy
A History of Nazi Germany
By Tim Lambert The Rise of the Nazis The Depression of the early 1930s was a disaster for Germany. While unemployment was 1.4 million in 1928 it rose to 4.8 million in 1931. By 1932 it was 6 million. About one man in three was out of work. One effect of the depression was that… Continue reading A History of Nazi Germany
Reviews of localhistories.org
Here are some reviews of my website locahistories.org Tim Lambert’s website localhistories.org has always been very useful and interesting to read. He has a vast variety of topics and content he has covered historically. There is never something not new to learn on there. I’ve been using it for years, for fun to learn and… Continue reading Reviews of localhistories.org
Medicine in the Ancient World
By Tim Lambert Medicine among Primitive Peoples The first evidence of surgery is skulls from the stone age. Some adults had holes cut in their skulls. At least sometimes people survived the ‘operation’ because the bone grew back. We do not know the purpose of the ‘operation’. Perhaps it was performed on people with head… Continue reading Medicine in the Ancient World
Ancient Britain
By Tim Lambert The Bronze Age At any rate, by 2,000 BC English society was changed by the invention of bronze. Metal artifacts appeared in England as early as 2,700 BC although it is believed they were imported. By about 2,000 BC bronze was being made in England. Bronze is made of 9 parts copper… Continue reading Ancient Britain
Leisure in the Ancient World
By Tim Lambert Egyptian Games For entertainment the Egyptians loved parties. If a rich person invited you to a feast, singers, musicians, dancers, jugglers, wrestlers, and jesters would entertain you. Musicians played wooden flutes, harps, lutes, drums, and clappers. At a rich person’s banquet, guests were given a cone of perfumed fat to put on… Continue reading Leisure in the Ancient World
Food in the Ancient World
By Tim Lambert Food In Ancient Egypt For most people in ancient Egypt, food was plain and dull. The staple food of the Egyptians was bread and beer. The bread was baked outside and because of the desert sand was often blown into the dough. In time eating bread with grains of sand in it… Continue reading Food in the Ancient World
A History of the American Civil War
By Tim Lambert THE BACKGROUND OF THE CIVIL WAR The Civil War was not caused just by the question of slavery. North and South were also divided over tariffs. The northern states began to industrialize in the early 19th century. By the middle of the century, the North was becoming an industrial, urban society. Northerners… Continue reading A History of the American Civil War