Wednesday, 31 January 2024

Walsall

 I wrote a history of the city of Walsall in the Midlands 

Mozambique

 I wrote a brief history of Mozambique 

Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Bishop's Stortford

 I wrote a brief history of the English town of Bishop's Stortford 

Monday, 29 January 2024

Teacher killed a student

 In 1860 a teacher named Thomas Hopley beat a boy to death. The boy was 14-year-old Reginald Chancellor and he had a learning disability. Among other things, the teacher hit him with a candlestick because he could not repeat the multiplication table.

The teacher was charged with manslaughter, not murder because the intent to kill could not be proved. He was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Discipline in the 19th century was brutal but even by their standards beating a child to death was going a bit too far.

Stamford

 I wrote a history of the old English town of Stamford 

Mongolia

 I wrote a history of Mongolia 

Sunday, 28 January 2024