Manhattanhenge and Historical Hengetide If it's too hot, I'll be in a pub, but if it's not near 33 (and it's been around and above that temperature for close to a week now) on 12 July, I'll attend a Manhattanhenge sighting.

It's not very popular, well-known, or even with a long folk tradition, but the architectural peculiarities of Manhattan's design make it possible for the setting sun to descend down the streets of manhattan without any obstructing buildings blocking the fully visible...

Andrew was born to Elijah and Miriam Chapman in 1836. The family had lived in Giles County, Tennessee since 1817 when Andrew's grandfather, William Chapman came west from Virginia. The family had not moved west in the first migrations through the southern states but were buying lands and moving in behind as the earliest settlers pushed even further west. Staying with this pattern, Elijah sold his Tennessee land for a...

King Richard III


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It seemed that Richard and Anne was left little time to grieve for the death of their son as the threat of the invasion of Henry Tudor had loomed over the country and the southern ports seemed to be vulnerable. As records by the Croyland Chronicler had mentioned, ‘took all necessary precautions for the defence of his party… The...

You can now purchase the diary entries of Hector Hornsmith which includes the history of pirates in Wallasey. The Diary entries are the preface to the novel that I am currently writing on the adventures that Hector Hornsmith undertakes with his good friend Captain John Gray.

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Wallasey is a Suburb of Wirral opposite Liverpool across the River Mersey. The River Mersey has a rich history and Linkage to Sea Fairing pursuits and Wallasey was seen as the defender and guide into the Liverpool Bay. From as early as the 16th century Wallasey was linked to pirates, smugglers and wreckers who used the beaches of Wallasey to gain wealth through these pursuits. Following the boom of the industrial revolution, Wallasey became home to many merchants and upper class that built and lived...