Historical
The Tooth Fairy Legend
The Tooth Fairy is a beloved legend The Tooth Fairy is one of my fondest memories from childhood. As with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, my brothers and I and our friends were all filled with wide-eyed wonder and delight at being visited by this magical being. My granddaughter recently lost a tooth while spending the night at my house and I slipped a dollar bill underneath her pillow. It had been so long since I had done this type of thing that I forgot I was supposed to retrieve the ziplock bag with the tooth inside.
By Cheryl E Preston4 years ago in FYI
THE NORTH CRAY MEDIEVAL HOUSE
The Medieval Hall House was re-discovered at North Cray in the 1960s when they were building a dual carriageway. The North Cray medieval house is a typical medieval house. The timbers were painted red, following evidence that this was done when the house was originally built. Built-in the 15th century, the house was disassembled and re-erected at the Weald & Downland Living Museum just outside Chichester in West Sussex. Located in the museum are many historic buildings set in over forty acres of the beautiful South Downs. The buildings from a time period extending from Anglo-Saxon to Edwardian times, approximately 950 AD to 1910 AD.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI
MARRIAGE AND SEX IN THE MIDDLE AGES
The prose of the Middle Ages is filled with praise and disapproval of marriage, and a heavy dose of cynicism we see today. In Medieval times, marriage differed from today. Women didn’t have a choice who they would marry and, most of the time, women didn’t even know the man before they wed.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI
THE WW1 ZEPPELIN AND THE HIDDEN 13th CENTURY ARCH AND A TUDOR FACADE
Standing at the entrance to one of London’s oldest churches lies St Bartholomew’s gatehouse, a rare survivor of Tudor London. Located on West Smithfield, not far from St Bart’s Hospital, is the St Bartholomew’s Gatehouse. Crammed between a French bistro and a red brick Georgian-style structure, the slender gatehouse encompasses a 13th-century arch, topped by a two-storey, 16th century Tudor building. The gatehouse guards, St Bartholomew-the-Great, which was an Augustinian priory.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI
Catherine Howard: the worst Valentine’s EVER, Tudor style.
One could actually say “almost” the worst Valentine's of all time. Not because the ill-fated teenage Queen didn’t get the worst Valentine’s gift ever (she absolutely takes the cake) but because the poor thing didn’t even make it to the actual date: she was beheaded on February 13th, precisely 500 years ago.
By SissiMM9994 years ago in FYI
LEADENHALL MARKET LONDON
Leadenhall Market started life as a forum in Roman London and there’s been a market on the site since the 14th century. The market actually dates back to 1321. Leadenhall Market has endured changes in use, rebuilding, the blitz and even the Great Fire of London. Originally a meat and game market, it is now home to many boutiques, restaurants, cafes and wine bars.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI
The significance of Flag Day
The idea of Associate in Nursing annual day specifically celebrating the flag is believed to possess 1st originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a Wisconsin school teacher, organized for college students in his Fredonia faculty to watch June 14 (the 108th day of the official adoption of the celebs and Stripes) as ‘Flag Birthday’.
By parth goyal4 years ago in FYI
An event that changed me...
Growing up in the shadow of the space shuttle program was an exciting experience for those of us living within the vicinity of NASA. I watched from 3.5 miles away as the first shuttle launch of Columbia blasted off, as the first woman took flight, and as the space industry rushed back into life. But all the excitement was background noise in my life, after a few years it was routine and kind of boring for a child in that big shadow. The space program was perfect to my 12-year-old mind until one day it was shattered along with the space shuttle Challenger.
By Erika Wood4 years ago in FYI
When "Street Thugs" Were Irish
Anyone who pays attention to media headlines in 2022 knows that crime rates are up. As Americans emerged from COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, another crisis ensued: a sudden uptick in the number of murders and other violent crimes, including carjackings and armed robberies. In 2021, Cleveland’s murder rate hit a 30-year high.
By Ashley Herzog4 years ago in FYI
