You would never believe how hard it was to find a map of England on her own, without the added countries of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
But after all that I think I have found a great one with many of the names of the Towns and Cities though there might be a few villages as well. I wonder how many of you live in one of the more not so big places., tell me about it and we can write their name on this first sheet. I have lots of relations living down in Kent, Thanet, No. 34 on the map... can you see it? I shall ask them to send me some of their favourite places.
AND LET'S BEGIN WITH A FEW LITTLE STORIES AND SONGS THAT CAN BE HEARD ALL AROUND THE WORLD
♥ ANOTHER GREAT PLACE TO VISIT WHERE YOU CAN LEARN SO MUCH ABOUT ENGLAND
The Tower of London,
seen from the River Thames, with a view of the water-gate called "Traitors' Gate"
Location London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England
A Prison which held and beheaded many powerful people.
Among those held and executed at the Tower was Anne Boleyn the 2nd wife of Henry VIII. During the Second World War, the Tower was once again used to hold prisoners of war. Shewas imprisoned on 2 May 1536 on charges of High Treason: adultery,
incest, and witchcraft. She remained a prisoner until 19 May 1536 when
she was beheaded by a French swordsman on Tower Green.
One such person was Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy, albeit just for four days in 1941. He was the last state prisoner to be held at the castle.[
One of those tortured at the Tower was Guy Fawkes, who was brought there on 6 November 1605; after torture he signed a full confession to the Gunpowder Plot.
Interesting items that the tower has been used for.
The Tower has served variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public records office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England.
From the early 14th century until the reign of Charles II, a procession would be led from the Tower to Westminster Abbey on the coronation of a monarch. In the absence of the monarch, the Constable of the Tower is in charge of the castle.
The Imperial State Crown
Area ~
Height
Castle: 12 acres
Tower Liberties: 6 acres
27 metres (89 ft)
Some famous prisoners of the Tower of London over the centuries
James I of Scotland,
then heir to the Scottish throne, was kidnapped while travelling to
France in 1406 and imprisoned in the Tower until 1408 before being
transferred to Nottingham Castle.
The family of Owain Glyndŵr was imprisoned in the Tower in 1408, a year after Glyndŵr had been defeated by Henry IV.
Charles, Duke of Orléans was imprisoned in various English castles between 1415 and 1440, including the White Tower of the Tower of London as prisoner.
Henry VI of England was imprisoned in the Tower after his capture at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471 and was murdered there on 21 May 1471.
Margaret of Anjou, consort of Henry VI Imprisoned after being captured at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471 until ransomed in 1475.
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward IV of England, imprisoned in 1477 for treason and privately executed there in 1478.
Edward V of England and his brother Richard of Shrewsbury, also known as the Princes in the Tower were sent to the tower by their uncle, Richard Duke of Gloucester in 1483 "for their own protection" after the death of their father and then, according to popular belief, ordered their deaths.
Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank, the leaders of The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 were sent to the Tower before their execution.
William Wallace was imprisoned for a short time before his execution in 1305.
David II of Scotland was imprisoned in 1346 after being captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross.
John Graham, Earl of Menteith imprisoned after Neville's Cross, hanged, drawn and quartered in 1347.
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, a Welsh prince, the eldest but illegitimate son of Llywelyn the Great ("Llywelyn Fawr") was imprisoned in 1241. He fell to his death in 1244 whilst trying to escape.
The future Queen Elizabeth I, was imprisoned for two months in 1554 for her alleged involvement in Wyatt's Rebellion.
Lady Jane Grey, uncrowned Queen of England and her husband Guilford Dudley were imprisoned in the tower from 1553 until 12 February 1554, when they were beheaded by order of Queen Mary I.
and many many more besides these few can be found on wiki the people's encyclopaedia.
THE WEB SITE BELOW IS A TRUELY FANTASTIC PLACE TO GO IF YOU WANT TO LEARN LOADS OF GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE TOWER OF LONDON AND MANY OTHER GREAT STORIES ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN
I
have a new creature staying with myself until Peter comes back from taking
Marney to the Vet's to have her broken leg checked out. This is a bit of
info about it, I have never seen one here in the garden before so its
quite exciting. She is a lady, so the paler coloured of the two shown.
She may be of a common family but for me she is a special guest in the
garden of plenty.
If anyone has seen one around the Pontybodkin area
please let me know. Thanks Dot. xxx Scientific name: Lasiocampa quercus
July - August. Britain and Ireland. A large moth, the male has feathery
antennae and flies rapidly and erratically. The male is dark brown with
a yellow line on wings, the female is light brown. White spot on
forewing.
The Northern Eggar is the northern form of the Oak
Eggar. It is larger and the female is browner than the Oak Eggar. Males
fly by day in a zig-zag fashion, particularly in afternoon sunshine.
Females fly from early dusk.
Size and family. Family – Eggars (Lasiocampids) Large Sized
Conservation status UK BAP: Not listed Common
Particular Caterpillar Food Plants,
Heathers and Bilberry on heaths and moors but also feeds on Bramble,
Blackthorn, sallows, hawthorns, Hazel, Sea-buckthorn and other woody
plants. Distribution: Countries – England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland
Widespread and common throughout most of the British Isles and in
Ireland. The Northern Eggar occurs in nothern England, Wales, Scotland
and Ireland. The Oak Eggar is found in southern and eastern England,
East Anglia, the south Midlands and the Cheshire and Lancashire coasts.
Some examples from south-west England resemble the Northern Eggar.
Habitat
Found in a range of open scrubby habitats, particularly heathland,
moorland, but also along woodland edges, hedgerows, breckland, downland,
fens, sand-dunes and sea cliffs.
Hello again, Dorothy Milnes-Simm here. All is well with our Lady
Oak boarder. Peter took her up to the hazel bushes just as dusk was
falling last night. She sat on the branch for a few moments then
fluttered her wings and took to the skies hopefully to deposit her eggs
and end her life happy. How strange is this life for some of us. To
think that from the moment she is mated, she also knows that she only
has a little time left to do all the things she has missed out on whilst
looking for a mate. I must admit to like being human the thought of
giving up everything including your life just to keep the population
soaring is not something i fancy. Saying that I've created quite a few
of the population and they have not turned out too bad. Lol. My
philosophy of life.. make everyday count for tomorrow never comes and
what you miss today cannot be replaced. Enjoy xxx
Butterfly Hi Dorothy,
That's
wonderful to hear that she flew away and yes finger's crossed that she
has produced the next generation - some of which you may stumble across
again next year!
It
is rather, for example the female Vapourer moth has practically no
wings at all and must sit and wait for a male to come by and then she'll
lay the eggs on the very same cocoon from which she emerged just 2
weeks before. Her short life as an adult moth spent on one spot..
Very good advice and certainly fitting for the life of a butterfly or moth!
,
Fun for all the children of the world with Dr. Dodiddily and the Dee Dot's
A little bit about myself and my Sisters
Kath, (far left) Sylvia, blonde (middle) Dorothy (me far right) Amy (Toni, in front)
Dr. Dodiddily is one of four sisters. First there is my sister Sylvia, she is the eldest and the smallest. Then there is my sister Toni(Amy)
she is two years younger than Sylvia, Toni lives in Kent. The next
one born in 1944 was Dorothy, yes my lovelies this is my real name. I am
three years younger than Toni. One more to come and that is my sister
Kathleen, she is the baby of the family and she is four years younger
then myself.
We couldn never hand our cloths down to each other, we were all very
different sizes, and anyone coming after me wouldn't have been able to
wear anything I was such a tom-boy and thing were worn out long
before Kath could have them.
This is a very old picture of the four of us taken in Coed Poeth in North
Wales, way back in 1952/3.
Gosh I am an Ancient Dragon, aren't I ! xxx.
This
is myself and my sisters in 1979 just 26 years later, we are with our
mother who like myself was called Dorothy. We are from left to right
Sylvia, Toni, My Mum, Dorothy (me) Kathleen.
The three grandsons, Jayden, Brody and Noah who are the children of my youngest daughter Kayleigh and her wonderful husband Les. We were having chips in a bag with a sausages, just like Diddily used to give Kayleigh when she wanted a snack. I do believe it was my 70th birthday and we where in my back garden.
Now it must be time for some songs from the movies,
mostly animated of course beginning with JASMIN. xxx
