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4 de may. de 2024 · 284 subscribers. Subscribed. 0. No views 1 minute ago. Unravel the captivating mystery surrounding 'The Strange Death of William Huskisson' in this episode. Join me as we delve into the curious...
Hace 9 horas · On October 21st, 1839, the night skies over western Wales lit up with a blinding blue flash, and scores of people saw a meteor fall to earth. On the following morning, a farmer near Hollowmoor Heath in the neighbouring county of Cheshire discovered a small crater in his field. None of the cows would venture near the crater, and the farmer saw ...
10 de may. de 2024 · Work by Harold Offeh sheds light on pulling down of William Huskisson statue in aftermath of Toxteth riots On a balmy summer night a group of young people tore down a statue because of its connections to slavery, tying a rope around its neck and yanking it from a plinth that still stands empty.
3 de may. de 2024 · The event was marred by the death of one of them, William Huskisson. He was run over by George Stephenson’s iconic locomotive, Rocket. Over the next two or three decades, railways spread rapidly ...
Hace 3 días · Perceval's government was weakened by the refusals to serve of former ministers such as George Canning and William Huskisson. It faced massive problems at a time of considerable industrial unrest and at a low point in the war against Napoleon.
Hace 4 días · William Huskisson was born in 1770. From 1783 to 1792 he lived in Paris, where he was for some time private secretary to Lord Gower, the British Ambassador. In 1795 he became under-secretary at war, and in the following year entered parliament.
Hace 6 días · Joseph Locke. Joseph Locke FRSA (9 August 1805 – 18 September 1860) was an English civil engineer of the nineteenth century, particularly associated with railway projects. Locke ranked alongside Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel as one of the major pioneers of railway development.
