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Kenneth Western: Music Hall Star Extraordinaire
Never heard of him? Well, he and his cousin George made up the “Western Brothers,” a clever and slightly subversive act that was popular for decades and had as one of its fans, no less...
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John Paviour of Bedford. Tailor, Congregationalist, Preacher, Public Servant and keen Anti-Vaccinator
John had a difficult start in life but managed to overcome it to become a respected citizen and public servant of Bedford. He was born on 24 November 1839 and baptized on 29 December at...
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FREDERICK HAMER LEADING LIGHT OF AN OLD ENGLISH TRADITION
When we think about old English folk traditions what comes to mind first of all are things like dancing round the maypole or wassailing, and then there are the heroes such as King Arthur, Robin...