The Backtracker History Show

Somerset duo's 'phenomenal' detectorist finds in Weston Museum An amazing collection of objects unearthed by a detectorist duo are on show at a museum.

It's stories like this that make me want to get a metal detector. #History #Weston-Super-Mare #Somerset #Treasure #Museum
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I recently enjoyed a sunny spell of weather and took the dog out for a walk somewhere I hadn't been in #FramptonCotterell. We had such a great time and it was so relaxing. Here are just a few of the photos from the Frome Valley Walkway. #Dogs #Countryside #Walking

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The Welsh Buccaneer (pt 2) Quickly and easily listen to The BackTracker History Show for free!

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Henry Morgan led daring raids including the sack of Panama City in 1671. Branded a pirate yet later knighted and made Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica, his life was full of contradictions.

Our new episode explores how the outlaw became part of the establishment. #Podcast #History #Pirate #Maritime

The unexpected pet cemetery in Chobham Tucked away in a Surrey woodland is something you may not expect - a pet cemetery.

Found this story from two years ago. As a pet owner myself, I found this quite moving. Pets become part of the family and seeing the photos of all those pets that were once loved is a wonderful testament to a pure love. #Pets #Surrey #Chobham #history www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Faulty lock gates in Bristol 'threaten future' of The Matthew The trust running the ship says work to repair the Floating Harbour gates is stopping journeys.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#OnThisDay in 1943, 173 people, including 62 children, were killed in a crush at Bethnal Green tube station after an air raid warning, the worst civilian disaster of #WW2 in Britain.
The tragedy was hushed up at the time, but today the Stairway to Heaven memorial stands in their memory. #History

The Welsh Bucanneer (Pt 1) Quickly and easily listen to The BackTracker History Show for free!

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Before he was Sir Henry Morgan, he was a fortune seeker in a violent #Caribbean world.
Part One follows his rise from farm boy to feared privateer, as rival empires clash and blazing ships light the night. It all begins here. #History #Podcast #Maritime #Pirate #Jamaica #Wales #Truecrime

Bass Rock, a small island in #Scotland, was once a harsh #prison, often called "Scotland's Alcatraz." About 40 prisoners died here between 1672-1688. Now it's uninhabited but it has the world’s largest colony of Northern #Gannet seabirds. #History
via The Wisdom www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=9...

Recently went into the centre of #Bristol to see some of the #BristolLightFestival as part of a #photography tour with a professional photographer.
It was wet and cold but lovely to appreciate the city in, literally, a different light.
bristollightfestival.org
#Festival #Walks #Explore

#Onthisday 1812 – Poet Lord Byron gives his first address as a member of the House of Lords, in defence of #Luddite violence against #Industrialism in his home county of #Nottinghamshire. He condemned the Bill, which made smashing the new mechanical looms a capital offence. #History #Politics

#OnThisDay in 1852, HMS Birkenhead struck a rock off Danger Point. As she sank, the soldiers stood fast while women and children escaped and the ship broke apart beneath them, giving rise to “women and children first”. Of 634 aboard, only 193 survived.

#RoyalNavy #NavalHistory #Maritime #History

Eggshells Fill a 30-Million-Year Fossil Record Gap for Dinosaur Migration A collection of dinosaur eggshells found on a Utah mountain reveal a time of great migration.

#Onthisday 1989 150 million year old fossil egg found in #Utah with a fossilised #dinosaur embryo inside, the oldest dinosaur egg yet found in the Northern Hemisphere. www.discovermagazine.com/eggshells-fi...
#History #Archeology

The next show is even crazier. It's true what Lord Byron said in 1823, "Truth is stranger than fiction"

Here's some photos taken in 2021 of a memorial in #Gibraltar to those who lost their lives when the naval armament vessel, RFA Bedenham blew up in 1951 #History
#MilitaryMonday #MaritimeMonday #MonumentMonday #MemorialMonday

High on the Cornish cliffs, Logan Rock once rocked at a touch, until a reckless act in 1824 sent the 80 ton boulder crashing down.
In this episode, we explore the outrage, the risky attempt to restore it & how the scandal made it famous. Link in comments #History #Cornwall #Maritime #Legend #Podcast

It may be rather damp, but you can still get a good walk in. What was supposed to be a short stroll around the grounds of #Heythrop manor turned into an epic ramble that last over an hour. Had great fun discovering new paths. #Walking
#FootpathFriday #ForestFriday #Flowers #FootpathFriday

#OnThisDay 1901 Florence Beatrice Green was born. A former member of the Women's Royal Air Force which she'd joined on 13 Sept 1918 at the age of 17. She was the last known surviving veteran of the First World War and died on 4th Feb. 2012, aged 110. #Lestweforget #History #Military

I went away for a long weekend with an old friend of mine and managed to peruse some very fine places indeed. Here are some of the photos from #Oxford a unique place with plenty of #history to see. #Sightseeing #Architecture

Internet is down so I can’t do any research but it does give me a chance to finish off a #painting from the recent #pantomime I was in for an audience member. #Hobby #Relax

Shepton Mallet Prison (pt2) Quickly and easily listen to The BackTracker History Show for free!

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Part two and we explore the stories behind more of the names, the evidence that sealed their fate, and the last moments of men who joined the long roll of the executed.
After swift trials and a final night in a solitary cell, dawn brought the short, last walk. #History #Podcast #Crime #Somerset

Outside the #Pittriversmuseum in #Oxford. Such an amazing place and I’m always finding something new. The Museum if Natural History is equally cool. #museum #History will share photos next week.

#Onthisday 1692, Massacre of Glencoe, on 13 February government troops turned on the Macdonalds of #Glencoe after a delayed oath to King William of Orange. Around 38 were killed, with others dying from exposure after their homes were burned, a betrayal that shocked #Scotland #History

Last week I visited #Hartington in #Derbyshire and popped into St Giles Church which dates back to the 13th century though much of the present building is medieval with Victorian restoration. Inside had an area honouring local war heroes. #Lestweforget #FontsOnFriday #Peakdistrict #Church #History

Colston's remains could be removed from empty Bristol church The future of All Saints is the subject of a new consultation

I hope they don't demolish this historic building. It survived the #Bristol #Blitz when so much of the surrounding area was destroyed, but can it survive the council? #History #Church

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

I went there at night a few years ago and it’s very eerie 😱