A video of Romsey

 Three years ago I made a video about the history of Romsey 

Happy Mother's Day

 Happy Mother's Day to all mothers 💝 This is a history of Mother's Day by Portsmouth Cathedral. 

Corporal Punishment Thailand

 Today, in 2025 Thailand has banned all corporal punishment. So far 68 countries have banned it completely.

Tudor Portsmouth

 I made a video in which I walked around the old part of Portsmouth and talk about its 16th-century buildings. 

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

 On 25 March 1911, a fire began at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York. (A shirtwaist was a type of women's blouse). The fire began on the top floors of a building. Some workers could not escape because a door to a stairwell was locked to prevent employee theft. One fire escape collapsed while people were trying to climb down it. Unfortunately, the fire department ladders were not long enough to reach the top floors of the building.

Altogether 146 people died, some of them jumping or falling from windows. After the tragedy, the New York State Legislature formed the Factory Investigating Commission. As a result of their findings, many laws were passed in New York State to improve the safety of factories. Laws were also passed regulating the employment of women and children.

A memorial to those who died was created in 2023.

The Battle of Margate

 On 24 March 1387, the English won a great naval victory at the Battle of Margate. The French were planning to invade England and gathered a large fleet. In a stunning victory, the English sank or captured more than 100 French ships. I had not heard of the Battle of Margate but without it, the French would have invaded England and they would likely have succeeded. So it was an important battle in English history.

The Bloody Benders

 I wrote about the Bloody Benders, a family of murderers in Kansas in the 1870s