This edited article about the Domesday Book originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 775 published on 20th November 1975. Norman clerks gathering information from villagers for the Domesday Book by Peter Jackson On 15th November 1087 work on that unique record, the Domesday Book, was completed. William the Conqueror had the work compiled [...]
This edited article about the Suez Canal originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 775 published on 20th November 1975. Building the Suez Canal by T S La Fontaine For thousands of years men turned over in their minds the possibility of joining the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea by a canal. In [...]
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De 1936 a 1939 España fue un país dividido tanto política como militarmente. Las fuerzas rebeldes nacionalistas, encabezadas por el General Francisco Franco, libraron una sangrienta guerra contra el gobierno republicano de izquierdas que concluyó finalmente con el triunfo de las fuerzas franquistas y el derrocamiento de la democracia en España. Las potencias extranjeras intervinieron [...]
The Dublin Castle administration in Ireland was the government of Ireland under English and later British rule, from the twelfth century until 1922, based at Dublin Castle. Dublin Castle Records, 1798-1926 contains records of the British administration in Ireland prior to 1922, a crucial period which saw the rise of Parnell and the Land War [...]
We now have access to this database which is a Cengage database, and part of Nineteenth Century Collection Online. The content is primary source material relating to the Arts in the Victorian era. To access the database select a Cengage database such as Nineteenth Century British Library newspapers, proceed to the list of Cengage databases (see [...]
TweetI’ve not time for a new post this week, but as it’s autumn, I thought I’d show you a few photos of this weekend’s trip to Westonbirt Arboretum, which I try and visit every season. It’s at its most beautiful … Continue reading →