Articles related to "Cheselden"



William Cheselden
Born October 19, 1688 in Somerby, Leicestershire, William Cheselden achieved notable firsts in the history of medicine.
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Hunterian Museum - London, England
The Hunterian Museum presents one of the world's oldest anatomical collections side by side with the latest advances in surgery to reveal 400 years of medical history.
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Dick Turpin Part 1
Dick Turpin, the famous flamboyant debonair and handsome Highwayman.....or was he??
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Thomas Cook
A successful worldwide travel agency, Thomas Cook's started with just one man!
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DNA Fingerprinting - The Capture Of A Murderer
Two local girls are brutally murdered. It takes 4 years, a scientific breakthrough and the blood of 5,000 men to capture the killer. Here is the first crime case, solved by DNA fingerprinting.
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Elizabeth Heyrick
Elizabeth Heyrick born in Leicester formed a society to fight for the abolition of slavery.
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Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot!
Find out why for 400 years, England has burned effigies of Guy Fawkes on November 5th!
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Read All of My Articles!
A list of all my articles to date. Located in one place for your convenience!
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The Nine Day Queen - Part One
Part one of a two part article on the life of Lady Jane Grey. Jane ruled England for just nine days, before being tried for treason. Find out why!!
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Daniel Lambert
Daniel Lambert's notoriety chiefly rests on one factor - his weight! Once the "Heaviest Man in England," he still claims his place in the Guinness Book Of Records.
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Sacha, Duchess of Abercorn.
Sacha, Duchess of Abercorn. A fitting name for a member of the British aristocracy. Her ancestral connections have allowed her to cross barriers that were once impenetrable.
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Simon de Montfort.
Simon de Montfort was a French born noble. Read about how the claim to a title, connected him with Leicester and led him to lay down the foundations for one of Britain's greatest institutions.
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The Elephant Man
Many of us have read, heard or even seen the movie of "The Elephant Man." What you may not know, is that John Merrick was born in Leicester.
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The Nine Day Queen - Part Two
The second part of a two-part article on Lady Jane Grey. Discover in this part how Northumberland plotted to retain his power at court, at the expense of Lady Jane Grey!
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