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WEBThis year, 2017, is the bicentenary of Jane Austen’s death in July 1817. It is also the bicentenary of her novels Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which were published …

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A Forgotten Georgian Town Adkins History

WEBThe forgotten Georgian town. The arrival of the railway in 1857 provided easier access for visitors travelling from London and the south-east, ensuring that the attraction of …

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Teasels Adkins History

WEBTeasels. Found mainly in England, teasels (also spelled teazles) commonly grow on damp grassland, at the edges of fields and on waste ground. They are tall plants with prickly …

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About Us Adkins History

WEBAbout Us. Welcome to the blog of Roy and Lesley Adkins. We are historians and archaeologists, and on this blog you can discover the books we have written, read short …

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The Gibraltar Stone Adkins History

WEBThe Gibraltar Stone is a real piece of limestone rock from Gibraltar that was donated by the people of Gibraltar in 2014 to mark the 350th anniversary of the formation of the Duke of …

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Sad Irons Adkins History

WEBSad Irons. Before heated irons, laundry and cloth were smoothed with a wooden roller and flat board without any form of heating or by rubbing with glass linen smoothers, polished …

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Penny for the Guy Adkins History

WEBThe rituals around Guy Fawkes Night each year on 5th November are among the few traditions that have a known origin, starting as a commemoration of the failure by the …

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August 2016 Adkins History

WEBA statue of George III (who died in 1820) close to the seafront of Melcombe Regis (Weymouth), Dorset. It is now part of a traffic island. Regis derives from the Latin …

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Link Extinguishers Adkins History

WEBThe origin of the word ‘link’ is uncertain, with possible derivations from a medieval Latin word for wick or from a Greek word for portable light. The term ‘link’ was …

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When There Were Birds Adkins History

WEBOur new book was published in hardback and e-book on 11th November 2021, called When There Were Birds: The forgotten history of our connections. It is available in all superior …

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Portsdown Lodge Adkins History

WEBGhosts of the Austens. In 1843, Frank’s wife Martha died at Portsdown Lodge. Frank had seen no active service since 1814, but in 1844 he was made …

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Climate Change in 1859 Adkins History

WEBClimate Change in 1859. Earlier in the year, we were enjoying a lengthy bout of sunny weather in Britain, with predictions of the summer turning into a prolonged heatwave, …

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Sinking of the Royal George Adkins History

WEBOur article ‘Royal George: The Sinking of the Royal Navy’s Greatest Warship’ was published in the summer 2020 issue of the online magazine Quarterdeck.This was the …

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Subversive Hymns of World War I Adkins History

WEBAt the moment there is a great deal of interest in the First World War, because the summer of 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the war.

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Lancaster and the Slave Trade Adkins History

WEBAfter being linked to Lancaster by a canal in 1826, St George’s Quay lost most of its trade. The Custom House on St George’s Quay was built in 1764 to a design …

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April 2020 Adkins History

WEBJane Austen had two naval brothers, Frank (Francis) and Charles. Frank was born at Steventon in Hampshire in 1774, the sixth Austen child, then came Jane in 1775 and …

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Green Park Gates Adkins History

WEBThe Turnham Green gates, now at Green Park. The gates were purchased in 1837 by the Duke of Devonshire for the front of nearby Chiswick House, but in 1897 …

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Coin Holder of History Adkins History

WEBA denarius of Hadrian who was Roman emperor AD 117–138. With the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe, the use and minting of coins were disrupted. With gold in …

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