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... IN HISTORY 1899 Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone of the Victoria and Albert Museum. 1900 Mafeking was relieved by British Forces in the Boer War after 217 days. 1960 The Kariba Dam on the Zambesi River was opened by the Queen Mother. AND FINALLY ...
... date back to pre-Christianity, but the tradition of decorating trees was started in Britain in 1841 by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, both of German descent. They decorated a tree at Windsor Castle with fruits, gingerbread, sweets and candles, and very ...
... East Sussex 42 & The head of a family now numbering more than over 60, the Countess was best known for her biographies of Queen Victoria and Wellington. Booker winner BOOKER Prize winner Yann Martel today described his win as “like winning the lottery”. g ...
... celebrate Christmas probably came to Britain in the 16th century, it became much more popular when Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, decided to have a tree at Windsor Castle in 1841. The traditional Christmas tree is the Norway spruce. There are quite ...
... The hospital was called the Royal Northern Sea Bathing Infirmary when it was originally opened under the patronage of Queen Victoria in 1860. The National Health Service took it over in 1949 and closed it in September 1986. Warning for party-goers CHRISTMAS ...
... birthday today. Mrs Vaughan, who lives at the Ashurst Care Home in Westbourne Park, Scarborough, was just 11 days old when Queen Victoria died. She has seen the reign of . six monarchs and recalls the ° sinking of the Titanic in 1912. s The centenarian puts ...
... cause. For more details contact the Macmillan Fundraising office on (01765) 603872 ® Harrogate: A light hearted talk on Queen Victoria this evening by Mrs Eileen Houseman for the M S Society. 7pm in Christ Church Hall, The Stray. £1 admission followed by ...
... former Royal Yacht Britannia; e Wy A cruise along the beautiful Loch Katrine where L Queen Victoria once visited; Glamis Castle the STB &% childhood home of the Queen Mother. Please note our itineraries are not affected by the current crisis. * All excursions ...
... which Mr John Naughton, a Quaker was the head. Joining the firm at the age of 16, on January 22, 1901, the day before Queen Victoria died, he served a seven years apprenticeship in the composing room, and also attended the evening classes at Harrogate ...
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... Daily Mail, appears. Its masthead proclaims it as “The Busy Man's Paper. All the News in Sixty Seconds”. JANUARY 22 - Queen Victoria dies at 6.30 pm aged 81, surrounded by her children and grandchildren, including the German Kaiser. MARCH 31 - Census ...
... “I have looked everything from the age of 18 to 80. I have resembled everyone from an old hag to Elizabeth Taylor and Queen Victoria, who I can sometimes look like when I am angry uM Ost artists are quite embarrassed to show you their work but all credit ...