Fairs on a frozen Thames
Behold the Liquid Thames frozen o’re,That lately Ships of mighty Burthen boreThe Watermen for want of Rowing BoatsMake use of Booths to get their Pence & GroatsHere you may see beef roasted on the spitAnd for your money you may taste a bitThere you may print your name, tho cannot writeCause num’d with cold: tis […]
A Victorian Legacy – A special age
When do you think the first public park was opened in England? Today we take our public parks for granted, but it didn’t used to be like that. There were a few pleasure gardens and, of course, the wealthy had their private estates, that were enormous parks, but they weren’t public. This happened was during […]
Facts about Queen Victoria:
First of all, did you know that she was the Queen of England from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. Then on 1 May 1876 she also became the Empress of India. Some interesting facts: She married her first cousin, Prince Albert, in 1840 and when he died in 1861, she […]