Articles written by Kathryn Burton

May 8, 2008

Edward I and Crown Jewels Robbery: In 1303 the English Crown Jewels were Stolen from Westminster Abbey

Category: High Middle Ages

In 1303, a criminal gang broke into the vault of Westminster Abbey and stole as much as they could take of the English Crown Jewels, while Edward I was fighting the Scots more...

Apr 5, 2008

The Early Life of Samuel Slater: Derbyshire and the Father of the Industrial Revolution in America

Category: Historical Biographies (general)

How Samuel Slater, the father of the industrial revolution in America, got his knowledge of cotton spinning and cotton mills from Jedediah Strutt, in Belper, Derbyshire. more...

Apr 8, 2008

The Welsh Not: How Welsh Language, and Welsh Culture was Nearly Killed

Category: Welsh History

In Wales, Welsh school children were punished for speaking their own language, in the belief that the English language would solve all their educational problems. more...