This Webring is for anyone with an interest in British History in any era or period in time. It includes sites dealing with events, individuals, social trends, personal and family histories, plus diaries and journals from the past and the activities of 'living History' and re-enactment groups. Sites dealing with aspects of the British Empire and British culture overseas also form part of the rich tapestry of our Island Nation.
Anyone of a certain age will recall coming home after school in time to watch Dark Shadows on the telly, which spoke to our generation in a way our mother's soap operas could not. Many of us were Barnabas Collins fans, including Johnny Depp, who fought for years to bring the story to the big screen. "I do remember, very vividly, practically s...
In this Diamond Jubilee year, it's perhaps fitting to reflect upon the reigns of both Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria, England's two longest reigning monarchs. To date, Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for 60 years and still has a few years to go before breaking the regal record held by Queen Victoria for a reign of...
From Discoveries and Inventions of the 19th Century (1898) by Robert Routledge " . . . . . . amid the attractions of an International Exhibition, it was not lost upon the enterprising people of the States when the " World's Fair" at Chicago was in preparation in 1893. It was then that Mr. G. W. G. Ferris, the head of a firm of bridge construc...
Sedan chairs, also called litters, are enclosed seats carried on poles that have been used for centuries, or at least as early as the Eyptian Empire. Sedan chairs were introduced to Britain from Spain - before leaving Madrid in 1623 to return to England, the Prince of Wales, later Charles I, was given a gift by the Prime Minister that inc...
From Discoveries and Inventions of the 19th Century (1898) by Robert Routledge " . . . . . . amid the attractions of an International Exhibition, it was not lost upon the enterprising people of the States when the " World's Fair" at Chicago was in preparation in 1893. It was then that Mr. G. W. G. Ferris, the head of a firm of bridge construc...
Sedan chairs, also called litters, are enclosed seats carried on poles that have been used for centuries, or at least as early as the Eyptian Empire. Sedan chairs were introduced to Britain from Spain - before leaving Madrid in 1623 to return to England, the Prince of Wales, later Charles I, was given a gift by the Prime Minister that inc...
A guest blog by Jo Manning Jo Manning (with Lily) The LOOK OF LOVE exhibit has opened in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Birmingham Museum of Art. I was fortunate enough to be there for the opening and the first couple of days of the show, which runs until the end of June. For museum information, click here . Dr David and Nan ...
Rees Howell Gronow (1794-1865) wrote his Reminiscences late in his life. He knew many leading figures of his era. Below are his comments on Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), one of the most famous of the Romantic Era English Poets. Rees Gronow SHELLEY Shelley, the poet, cut off at so early an age; just when his great poetical ta...
Victoria here, with a completely off-topic post. Itâs completely shameless self promotion as a matter of fact. My first novel, originally published in 1983, is now available as an e-book on Kindle, Nook and Smashwords. BirthRights: A Dangerous Brew is a family saga about three generations of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, brewers â of beer, not ...
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, the movie, opens in the UK and Ireland 24 February. Those in the States will have to wait until summer to see the film, although the novel will be available in stores in March. The movie, directed by John Madden, sees a group of retirement age Brits move to India to see out their elderly years in colorful Jaip...
Victoria here, with a completely off-topic post. Itâs completely shameless self promotion as a matter of fact. My first novel, originally published in 1983, is now available as an e-book on Kindle, Nook and Smashwords. BirthRights: A Dangerous Brew is a family saga about three generations of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, brewers â of beer, not ...
The March 1867 issue of The Gentlemanâs Magazine carried an obituary for Sarah Sophia Fane Child-Villiers, dowager Countess of Jersey: January 26 At 38 Berkeley Square, suddenly by the rupture of a blood vessel, aged 81, Sarah Sophia, Dowager Countess of Jersey . Her ladyship...
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore *Thanks to Nina Dee (Davis) for bringing this to our attention and congratulations to the producers on winning an Oscar! By the way, there's an interactive app for this, too!
From the Times Telescope , an annual almanac, here is the entry for March, 1826, with a few quite optimistic pictures: March, though the hours of promise with bright ray May gild thy noons, yet, on wild pinion borne, Loud winds more often rudely wake thy morn, And harshly hymn they early-closing day.  ...
