Winston Churchill

The great British statesman Winston Churchill was born on 30 November 1874 https://localhistories.org/a-brief-biography-of-winston-churchill/

Timeline of Corporal Punishment

 I am finding it hard to write new articles for my website but I wrote a timeline of corporal punishment. Stand still laddie! https://localhistories.org/a-timeline-of-corporal-punishment/

Red Planet Day

 28 November is Red Planet Day. Let's hear it for Mars! I wrote my own little history of Mars https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-the-planet-mars/ 

Women Slave Owners

 I found an interesting article about women slave owners https://www.history.com/news/white-women-slaveowners-they-were-her-property

Women in the Wars of the Roses

 I found this interesting article about the role of women in the War of the Roses. https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/the-power-behind-the-throne-women-in-the-wars-of-the-roses

The abolition of Corporal Punishment

 This is an interesting article about the abolition of corporal punishment in British schools. Hey, teacher leave them kids alone! https://schoolsweek.co.uk/when-did-schools-ban-corporal-punishment/

International Men's Day

 19 November is International Men's Day. Happy International Men's Day! There are far too many great men in history to mention them all. But here is a video about men who made useful inventions but are NOT very famous. https://youtu.be/cwHe5GzX8EY 

Native American Slavery

 I found an interesting video about Native American slavery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKxU9C03qCw

Droxford, Hampshire

 I made a Youtube video about the history of the village of Droxford in Hampshire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLdYLbSF2Ok

William Herschel

 The famous astronomer William Herschel was born on 15 November 1738. He discovered the planet Uranus. He also discovered infrared light. https://localhistories.org/a-brief-biography-of-william-herschel/

Edmund Halley

 The great astronomer Edmund Halley was born on 8 November 1656. https://localhistories.org/a-brief-biography-of-edmund-halley/

National Sandwich Day

 3 November is National Sandwich Day #food https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-food/

Women Jugglers

 Women jugglers have a long history. In fact, the earliest record of juggling is of women in Ancient Egypt. https://www.juggle.org/10-female-juggling-stars-of-the-past/

Handkerchiefs

 I found an article about the history of handkerchiefs. Yes, everything has a history. https://bonjourparis.com/lifestyle/chic-or-passe-the-fabulous-history-of-the-handkerchief/?fbclid=IwAR0aSWpyCHeY9G1RLUgp3yFaW2MvTwWWPVS0f9B-nIqBpnze8481OXLUYMo