Stafford

 I wrote a history of the old English town of Stafford 

Killed by a Tiger

 In 1703 Hannah Twynnoy became the first known person in Britain to be killed by a tiger. It was with a travelling fair and it was chained to a staple in the ground. Twynnoy kept annoying the tiger and eventually, it pulled up the staple and mauled her to death.

Chester

 I wrote about the town of Chester 

Wedding Flower Bouquet

At a wedding, a bride throws a bouquet into the air and according to tradition the woman who catches it will be the next to get married. It was once thought that touching the bride would bring good luck. People also tried to rip off pieces of her dress to bring them luck.

Throwing the bouquet into the air began as a way of distracting the crowd. People thought if you caught the bouquet she carried it would pass on her luck to you. In time, that meant that you would be the next to get married. 

Petersfield Museum

 I went to Petersfield Museum. It's very good. Petersfield was once St Peters Feld an area of open land by St Peters Church. They built a church because there were several villages all too small for their own church so they built one they could share. A market began in the shadow of the church and a town grew up.

The Museum of Farnham

I visited the Museum of Farnham. It's very good. I recommend it to everyone. 

Charles Dickens

 Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812