Pandemic (Part 3)
The Black Death In Pandemic Part 2 we saw how the Justinian Plague opened up the former Roman Colony of Britannia to domination by the more plague resilient Sub-Roman “English” … Continue reading Pandemic (Part 3)
Author: Paul McNeil
TV Genealogist, writer, presenter, Stand-up Genealogy performer. Travelling through time to track down your ancestors.
Pandemic (Part 2)
The plague paved the way for Britain to give birth to England, and for the South and East of the Island to dominate the North and the West for the rest of its history.
Pandemic (Part 1)
An endemic plague was responsible for at least 7 percent of deaths in burials across the Eurasian steppe five thousand years ago.
Murder, Mayhem, and Mutiny Scotland
When researching a Family Story and Family Tree for clients we can sometimes find half forgotten, epic stories, that have borne their ancestors along on the tide of history. This … Continue reading Murder, Mayhem, and Mutiny Scotland
War Crime Victims : Time Detectives helps to find the Descendants of the Lisbon Maru
Time Detectives have recently become involved in tracing the relatives of British POWs who died in October 1942 aboard a Japanese Transport ship named the “Lisbon Maru”. The ship … Continue reading War Crime Victims : Time Detectives helps to find the Descendants of the Lisbon Maru
100 years of the Royal Airforce
The Royal Air Force in World War Two undoubtedly saved Great Britain from Nazi invasion, and thereby ensured the triumph of Democracy over Totalitarianism for Europe and the rest of … Continue reading 100 years of the Royal Airforce
Terror from the Skys in the 20th Century
When tracing Family Stories for clients, very often we turn up examples of civilian suffering from the two world wars, and it is surprising how close so many families came … Continue reading Terror from the Skys in the 20th Century
Windrush Generation
Having spent a huge number of hours researching peoples’ backgrounds, including those coming in and out of the UK as both immigrants and emigrants, I was surprised by the somewhat … Continue reading Windrush Generation
Farmland, Mining, and pushing the Turks and Red Army out of Persia; One Northern Family
You never know what you will find when you start a Family Tree, and it’s always nice to find out something unexpected in the recent past, which is what I … Continue reading Farmland, Mining, and pushing the Turks and Red Army out of Persia; One Northern Family
London Bridge on the Hamble
That day was Saturday 1st September 1666, the day before the Great Fire of London.
A Canadian WW1 Knight of the Air, and his son an Arctic Circle Knight of the Road
You never know in life where chance meetings are going to take you. How meeting someone on a lonely road near the Arctic Circle would give the clues for Time … Continue reading A Canadian WW1 Knight of the Air, and his son an Arctic Circle Knight of the Road
Was Roman Britain Ethnically Diverse?
“History may be written by the winners, but genetics is the voice of the people.”
Travelling Through Time to Trace Your Ancestors 