Worst Jobs In History

As I have been on holiday this week (yes another one) here is a repeated article where Tony Robinson takes us through some awful jobs from history including; making lances, making chain mail, messengers, food testing and washer women.  Please select the following link and press play, you may need to move the red bar back to the start and you can always give the film a thumbs up:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_TEiWkzQXM&t=1896s

Here is a written article on the same subject.  I never knew that the making of violin strings could be so disgusting!  What must the smell have been like in a tannery?  To find out more please select the following link: 

https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/10-of-the-most-disgusting-jobs-in-history/

Herbert De Losinga

As a supplement to Adrien's talk, here is an oldie but a goodie on Herbert De Losinga the man who instigated the building of Norwich Cathedral.  So who was he?  When and why did he come over from Normandy to England?  How much did he pay the king to become Bishop of Thetford?  And when did he move his diocese to Norwich and commence the building of Norwich Cathedral? This article also describes the riot of 1272, what caused the riot and the aftermath including the remodelling of the cloister.  You can read on about the history of the cathedral through until modern times.  To find out the answers to these questions and more related information please select the following link: 

https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/tag/herbert-de-losinga/

Here is another related article about Herbert De Losinga and a charter from King William Rufus to him granting him hunting rights without penalty.  This document also happens to be the oldest document held in the Norfolk Record Office.  Please select the following link:

https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/2016/04/13/norfolk-record-offices-earliest-document-a-charter-from-william-ii/

Norwich Citadel Band

To supplement Tuesday’s talk on the Salvation Army, here is an article about the history of the Norwich Citadel Band.  It all started back in 1882 following a visit by General William Booth.  To find out more about the history, the countries and places they have played and the various causes the Army supports then please select the following link to find out more:

https://www.norwichcitadelband.org.uk/history.htm

Thorpe Railway Disaster 1874

To supplement Phyllida Scrivens’s talk on the Thorpe Railway Disaster last Tuesday, here is a short film on the disaster of 1874.  I didn’t realise that the Electric Train Tablet System was introduced as a result of this disaster.  There is also a wonderful map at the start of all the Norfolk railways that existed at the time.  Note the above picture that was taken by George Plunkett in 1955.  Please select the following link and press play, you may need to move the red bar back to the start, you can skip the adverts and you can always give the film a thumbs up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q8A9GH_lBo&t=5s

Here is a more detailed account of the disaster.  It goes into more detail on the miscommunication or was it just plain disobedience?  Please select the following link to find out more:

https://www.broadlandmemories.co.uk/blog/2014/09/the-thorpe-railway-disaster-1874/

Stay healthy!

Regards

Mike