By Tim Lambert Jack the Ripper was a serial killer of women in the East End of London in 1888. The murderer was never caught and the case remains a mystery. The Victims Martha Tabram (?) Nobody is certain how many women Jack the Ripper killed. Most people think there were 5 victims but there… Continue reading A Biography of Jack The Ripper
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A History of Domestic Violence
By Tim Lambert Domestic violence or partner-on-partner violence is probably as old as the human race. In 1655 Massachusetts Bay Colony in North America decreed ‘No man shall strike his wife nor any woman her husband’. The punishment was a heavy fine or corporal punishment. This was one of the first laws in the Western… Continue reading A History of Domestic Violence
The Indigenous Australians
By Tim Lambert The indigenous people are believed to have arrived in Australia about 40,000 BC during an ice age when Australia was connected to Asia by a land bridge. Tasmania was cut off from Australia around 8,000 BC when the last ice age ended and the sea level rose. The Indigenous Australians were a… Continue reading The Indigenous Australians
Famous Irish Women
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
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 Middle Ages
By Tim Lambert Medicine After the fall of Rome After the fall of Rome in the 5th century the eastern half of the Roman Empire continued (we know it as The Byzantine Empire) and later Muslims took their knowledge of medicine from there. In the 9th century, a man named Hunain Ibn Ishaq traveled to… Continue reading Medicine in the Middle Ages
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