An English adventurer who settled on a tiny Pacific island almost 150 years ago has left a mark that has lasted to this day - everyone now speaks with a Gloucestershire accent.
There may only be a total of 63 residents on Palmerston, one of the Cook islands, but they all share the West Country burr of their ancestor Thomas Marsters. for more click here
Before there was Hollywood’s Ari Ben-Canaan, there was Yossi Harel. Barely 30 years old, he commanded the legendary ship Exodus, carrying some 4,500 Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors from Europe to British Palestine in 1947. He died Saturday at age 90. for more click here
A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London’s central criminal court. for more click here
WHEN murderers from years gone by killed their unfortunate victims they could never have imagined that, centuries later, the gory details of their misdeeds would be on show to the world.
But that’s now the case, thanks to university researchers who have put true tales of crime and punishment dating back to 1674 on the internet for all to see. for more click here
I can trace my family back to William Kay who was listed in the Subsidy Roll of 1332 as living in the Bury District of England. Going back over 600 years is not too shabby for an American. Of course for any Icelander, 600 years is a drop in the genealogical bucket. for more click here
Sometimes, with families, life is fairly traditional, with births and growing up, marriages and deaths, all within the circle.
And other times, Fate throws in tragedies that upset the balance, often permanently. But this is a story of Fate that once tragically interfered with a family and then saved it. for more click here
Alfred Henry “Harry” Hook, VC (6 August 1850 – 12 March 1905) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. for more click here
Directory of Royal Genealogical Data. for more click here
The Queen’s ministers interfere with the constitutional monarchy at their peril, as the Solicitor General, Vera Baird, has discovered to her cost. for more click here
Do you ever wonder what your ancestors were really like? If you’re curious about who your ancestors were, what they did for a living or whether you are related to royalty, then this unique event is the place to find out!
Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE, sponsored by Ancestry.co.uk and supported by The Times Archive, will be held from 2-4 May 2008 in the Grand Hall, Olympia, London. for more click here
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