Wednesday, 19 July 2023

The Mary Rose

 On 19 July 1545, Henry VIII's warship Mary Rose sank https://localhistories.org/the-mary-rose/ 

Friday, 30 June 2023

The pillory

 On 30 June 1837, the pillory (a wooden frame your head and arms were locked into) was abolished in Britain. This is my history of punishments.

Thursday, 29 June 2023

Waffle Iron Day

 29 June is National Waffle Iron Day. For hundreds of years, people heated waffles over a fire. The first modern waffle iron was invented by a man named Cornelius Swartwout in 1869. An electric waffle iron went on sale in 1918.

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Monday, 26 June 2023

Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Happy Greenland National Day

 21 June is Greenland's National Day. Nuannertoq inuiaqatigiittut ullorsiorfik. Here is my history of Greenland.