In England a law of 1531 allowed poisoners to be boiled alive. In 1532 a cook called Richard Roose was boiled alive and in 1542 a woman called Margaret Davy was boiled alive. However, the law was repealed in 1547.
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Mary Wollstonecraft
Famous writer Mary Wollstonecraft was born on 27 April 1759. She is known for her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). https://localhistories.org/a-brief-biography-of-mary-wollstonecraft/
Monday, 25 April 2022
Women in the 19th century
Six years ago I made this video about women in the 19th century https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVshvWQAxKo
Women in the Ancient World
Five years ago I made this video about women in the Ancient World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzEKaRrxduI
Saturday, 23 April 2022
St Georges Day
23 April is St George's Day. Cry God for Harry, England, and St George! https://localhistories.org/a-brief-history-of-st-georges-day/
Sunday, 17 April 2022
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
The Katyn Massacre
On 13 April 1943, the Germans announced that they had found the bodies of more than 4,000 Polish officers murdered by the Russians in 1940. The Russians invaded Poland from the east in 1939 after the Germans invaded from the west.). The Russians continued to deny the massacre at Katyn until 1990. https://localhistories.org/the-katyn-massacre/
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