... Word came through that Bishop Higgins of Derry and Raphoe had died suddenly at the age of 43, and it was proposed to Queen Victoria that William Alexander be appointed as his replacement. They were now a wealthy family, William sitting in the House of ...

... or even their bodies. Victorian Week: Reel Victorians - Nineties Girls First-hand accounts of life during the reign of Queen Victoria. In this edition, cycling, typing and partygoing in the 1890 s. Murder Most Horrid A woman who is obsessed with the police ...

... Michael Aspel. On a second visit to Royal Holloway College, discoveries include a belt clasp connecting Annie Oakley with Queen Victoria, and a rare gold watch. Songs of Praise Diane Louise Jordan presents a Christmas special from New York, which pays tribute ...

... awarded £l,OOO cheque \ for project | success Glasgow Brothers - one was a famous clockmaker, the other a portrait artist of Queen Victoria. Pty “The level of entries were of an exceptional standard,” said Stephen Cooke, Mi Wadi Brand Manager, C&C Ireland. “However ...

... @Thought for the Meek e, by David Clarke & The true Christmas tree PRINCE Albert, ‘the Germanborn consort of Queen Victoria, is popularly believed to be responsible to introduce to Britain the German custom of erecting a tree in the home as a Christmas ...

... Irish Guards - The First Hundred Years HE Irish Guards were 100 years old on April Formed in 1900 by command of Queen Victoria to “commemorate the bravery shown by the Irish regiments in the recent operations in South Africa”, they came into being as ...

... decided that the new colour matched her eyes. it seems that fashionable Paris turned mauve overnight. Even the unamused Queen Victoria wore mauve for the wedding of her daughter in 1858 Perkin did not let his fame or wealth unsettle him. He was a genuinely ...

... recent news item said that the Japanese believed Britain had been going downhill ever since the days of Queen Victoria! ‘Significantly it was Victoria who stated that, “The Bible is the secret of Britain's greatness.” If the BSE, floods and plague make ...

... ADVERTISING FEATURE 'Victoria' bridge controversy A Chara - | would like to clarify and respond to some of the issues raised in last Friday's ‘Talking Point’ in which your paper sought the opinion of Buncrana people on the controversial Victoria Bridge. Firstly ...

... year that she was born the first Nobel Prizes ¥ yf 7 - secrets for a 103 life - prayer, ;vne: rptdeswte& h:i:! Sm and Queen Victoria died / a positive mental attitude and in America President William McKinley was assas- P Danie ‘Do C. sinated as he began ...

... population of 230,000 InI&” a) 10 b-years-old Kitty was honoured by Queen Victoria when she was presented with a silver teaservice which included a teapot engraved with the words: “The Queen the Queen Dowager and the ladies of Liverpool to Catherine Wilkinson ...

... we now have no reverence for people of property. Those who break one of God’s Ten Commandments soon break the others! Queen Victoria rightly said, “The Bible is the secret of Britain's greatness.” Let's getback toit! The wedding took place recently of ...