Author: Chris
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Manchester’s Forgotten Air Disaster 1970
Dan-Air Flight 1903 was an unscheduled international passenger service from Manchester to Barcelona, operated by Dan Air Services Limited under contract with British tour operator Clarksons Holidays, which arranged for the flight to carry a group of holidaymakers who had booked an all-inclusive package holiday with the operator. ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our…
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Mitchell and Kenyon – Pioneers of the movie world!
Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon founded the firm of Mitchell & Kenyon in 1897. Within a short space of time, they operated under the trade name of Norden and their company was one of the largest film producers in the United Kingdom in the 1900s, with the slogans of “Local Films For Local People” and…
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*BONUS VIDEO* George Dewhurst: A Radical Voice for the Working Class (1857) #graves
George Dewhurst (1789 – 1857) Known for his tireless work in the fight for workers rights in Blackburn and Lancashire. ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our channel so you never miss a new upload! https://www.youtube.com/@DaysofHorror?sub_confirmation=1 Speaking at many public events, he was eventually arrested and tried for High Treason, which led to him being…
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A Pendle Witch story – Was Jennet Preston persecuted? #witch
Everyone, it seems, have heard of the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612. Perphaps many have even visited the ‘famous’ grave of Alice Nutter, one of the so called accused who was found guilty of witchcraft and sentenced to death at the Lancaster Assizes. ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our channel so you never miss…
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Hanged, Drawn and Quartered! What happened to John Paslew in 1537 Whalley
#whalley #scary #history John Paslew, the last abbot of Whalley Abbey was caught up in the Pilgrimage of Grace, and was tried and executed at Lancaster for high treason in 1537. But questions have been raised as to where John was executed. Was it in Lancaster or was it at the gates of Whalley Abbey?…
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Words Before the End: The Last Letters of James Hamer / Haslingden (1854)
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The Town That Should Have Been Wiped Out (Church, 1917)
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