James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, was born on April 9th 1649, the illegitimate son of Charles II. He married Anne Scott, countess of Buccleuch, whose name he adopted, and was created a duke in 1663. Monmouth became captain-general of the armed forces in 1678.
The Monmouth Rebellion
May 30, 2008 at 4:00 am (History)
Tags: Beaminster, Bridport, Broadwindsor, Chettle, Corscombe, Lyme Regis, Minterne Magna, Monmouth, Shaftesbury
Lyme Regis, Dorset (1816)
May 25, 2008 at 4:00 am (Location)
Tags: Dorset, Lyme Regis
This description of Lyme Regis, Dorset, England is taken from The representative history of Great Britain and Ireland by Thomas Hinton Burley Oldfield published in 1816.
Edwardian bathing – with swearing
May 23, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Dorset, Lyme Regis
At the turn of the last century, Lyme Regis began to entertain a different class of holiday-maker. An article by Jo Draper in the Dorset Life Magazine tells of the consternation felt by the local residents.
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Mary Anning (1799-1847)
January 5, 2008 at 4:00 am (Biography, Genealogy)
Tags: Anning, breast cancer, Fossils, Ichthyosaurus, Lyme Regis, Plesiosaurus, Pterodactyl
Mary Anning was born May 21, 1799 to Richard and Mary Anning of Lyme Regis, two years after her brother Joseph. Richard and Mary had as many as ten children, but only Mary and Joseph, reached maturity.
Lyme Regis, Dorset 1831
September 14, 2007 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Dorset, Genealogy, History, Location, Lyme Regis
A Description of the town of Lyme Regis, Dorset, England as described by Samuel Lewis in A Topographical Dictionary of England, Published in London in 1831. Read the rest of this entry »
