Lewis Carroll Until recently I had no idea that Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, had also written a Christmas poem. Entitled Christmas Greetings (From a Fairy to a Child) it has been put to music by Carsten Braun Through the Looking-Glass Treasure Hunt Treasure Hunts in London is … More Christmas Greetings by Lewis Carroll
St Andrews St Andrews in Fife on the east coast of Scotland is named after Saint Andrew. The name St Andrews derives from the town’s claim to be the resting place of bones of the apostle Andrew. According to legend, St Regulus brought the relics to Scotland, where a shrine was established for their safekeeping and veneration.
Guy Fawkes, from ‘Peeps into the Past’ Born in York to Edward and Edith Fawkes, Guy Fawkes was baptised a Protestant at St Michael le Belfry on the 16th April 1570. His father was a proctor of the ecclesiastical courts and advocate of the consistory court of the Archbishop of York, who died when … More Guy Fawkes
Christopher Wren was born on 20th October 1632 in East Knoyle, Wiltshire. He became a mathematician and scientist but is perhaps best known as an architect. After the Great Fire of London in 1666,Christopher Wren came up with plans to rebuild the city. He designed 51 new city churches, as well as the new St Paul’s Cathedral. … More Christopher Wren’s Birthday – 20th October
“If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet.” – Niels Bohr On October 7, 1885, Niels Bohr was born in Copenhagen. In 1913, physicist Niels Bohr suggested that the electrons were confined into clearly defined, quantized orbits, and could jump between these, but could not freely spiral inward or outward in … More Birthday of Niels Bohr – October 7th 1885
Elizabeth II Today the Queen will become the longest ever reigning monarch in British history. She will pass the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. The Telegraph reports that when Queen Victoria became the longest serving monarch, surpassing the record held by her grandfather George III, her subjects marked the occasion with memorabilia. Everything from printed handkerchiefs to … More The longest-reigning monarch in British history
On September 9 2015, the Queen will pass the record set by Queen Victoria to become the longest ever reigning monarch in British history. Although September 9th 2015 marks a historical landmark for the United Kingdom, no official celebrations are planned. Instead, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Edinburgh, Midlothian and Tweedbank for the Scottish … More Rule, Britannia
On September 9 2015, the Queen will become the longest ever reigning monarch in British history. To mark the occassion Treasure Hunts in London are organising a Royalty-themed Treasure Hunt. For the Golden Jubilee of George III on October 25 1809, the monarch remained in seclusion at Windsor Castle. Very few of his subjects were able … More A Royal Themed Treasure Hunt
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Rudolph Valentino was born as Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina D’Antonguolla on May 6, 1895 in Castellaneta, Italy. He became a sex symbol actor of the 1920s, starring in a number of silent screen films. Best known as the star of The Sheik, Valentino also starred in The Son of the Sheik, Blood and … More Rudolph Valentino
Julia Child was born on August 15, 1912, in Pasadena, California and died two days before her 92nd birthday in August 2004 of kidney failure at her home in Montecito. Five years after her death, Julia Child was the inspiration behind the film Julie & Julia, based on a cooking blog by Julia Powell. The 2009 … More August 15 – TV chef and author Julia Child