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Westminster Confession: The Working Life of an MP

kjohnson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:07:42 +0000

MP Patrick Mercer takes pride in representing his home in the Commons.

The theory is that a member of Parliament should not do just one job

By Dana Huntley

Last issue, British Heritage readers met MP Patrick Mercer (C) …

Newark at the Crossroad

kjohnson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:42:34 +0000

The River Trent and the Great North Road were the keys to Newark's prosperity and importance from medieval times.

Where the Foss Way Intersects the Great North Road

by Patrick Mercer, MP

For me, Newark has proved that there …

Weaving Life at Quarry Bank Mill

kjohnson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:51:28 +0000

It's hard to believe that for the workers and their families of Georgian England, however, the mills meant a way of life far superior to that available to agricultural laborers, crofters and the subsistence farming of the time.

At Home with the Wesleys

kjohnson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:30:23 +0000

Often it feels as if history is the monopoly of politicians, monarchs and military men. Understandably enough, they do seem to get the headlines. In truth, we know that the larger tides that change social and intellectual history sometimes swell from quieter waters.

The King James Bible: Still The Word After 400 Years

kjohnson — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:21:19 +0000

n the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace, King James received the petitions of the Puritans in January 1604. Though he completely rejected their requests, he authorized what would become known as the King James Bible.

British Heritage Editor Discusses Royal Wedding on Fox

kholland — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:56:03 +0000

Dr. Huntley discusses the upcoming wedding and the impact it will have on the future of the Royal Family.

From a Dock to a Wharf: A Walk in East London

kjohnson — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:04:18 +0000

A three-mile stroll from St. Katharine Dock to Canary Wharf takes in some unexpected delights as the history of the East End is laid out along the Thames

In Search of Lorna Doone: The Romance of Exmoor and the North Devon Coast

kjohnson — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:52:10 +0000

Exmoor and the lush, sheer coastline of North Devon may be the most famous landscape never visited. Atlantis, Avalon and Camelot: For most people, this "Lorna Doone Country" has that same mystical quality.

Love Me Do, in Liverpool: Celebrating 50 years of the Beatles in the city they called home

kjohnson — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:30:27 +0000

The Senghenydd Explosion: In the Valley of the Shadow

kjohnson — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:29:23 +0000

The coffins of men who died in the pit were carried by the hands of their comrades more than four miles, to be buried in this churchyard at Eglwysilan.

The work was hard, dirty, dangerous and often deadly

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