Kingston upon Hull

 This is my history of the English city of Hull 

Women's influence in the Middle Ages

 This female historian says that women in the Middle Ages were often far more influential than we sometimes imagine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xshq4Q5rpd0

A Smashing Time

 On 1 March 1912 suffragettes had a smashing time in London. About 150 women with hammers hidden in bags went to famous streets like Oxford Street, The Strand, and Regent Street and smashed shop and office windows. The damage was estimated at £5,000. (A huge amount of money in 1912 equivalent to hundreds of thousands of pounds). The police arrested 124 suffragettes.

Last Orders at the Bar

 Gabriella Bowe-Peckham wrote this dissertation about pubs in Hampshire Last Orders at the Bar 

Pancakes

 Happy Pancake Day! Pancakes were first mentioned in England in 1439. People were not supposed to eat butter and eggs during the 40 days of Lent so they used them up by making pancakes. It's also called Shrove Tuesday. To shrive meant to confess your sins so people shrove their sins before Lent. The name Lent comes from an Old English word meaning 'lengthen' because the days are getting longer.

Valentines Day

 Happy Valentines Day everyone

Sri Lanka

 Sri Lanka became independent on 4 February 1948. Happy Independence Day.