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Ahoy there! Welcome to another instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.

Now, didn't I find some fascinating pieces on my travels this week! One of them, being a piece of local history, is going to be the subject of today's post. A rare survivor of a fire in 1840 that left the magnificent Minster in our beautiful city of York, shaken.

So, as always, get that kettle on and make yourselves comfortable, as we travel back to 1840 and to York, to find out about the devastating fire that ripped through its heart...

Ahoy there!  Welcome to this week's instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.  I hope this finds you well.

A few weeks back I found an intriguing little treasure.  It was one of those where, the more you researched, the more fascinating it became.  It's so fascinating in fact, I just have to tell you the story that I've uncovered around it.

So, as always, get that kettle on and sit quietly, as we take a look at the possible ill effects of meddling during the 19th century...

Ahoy there!  Welcome back to 'Blog Post Monday'!

This week's post is about a fascinating piece of social history, if more than a bit macabre!  A tragic tale of robbery, murder, blame and consequently, the last person to be publicly executed in Bedfordshire!

Have I got your attention...?

Well then, get that kettle on and have a clean pair of pants to hand, as we take a look at the tragic story of William Worsley, the last person to be publicly hanged in Bedfordshire...

Welcome to this week's scorching hot instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'!  I hope you're all keeping cool!

I visited Sheffield this week and while digging through the fabulous pieces at one of the antique shops I stumbled across an incredible piece of history.  In fact, the more I've researched it, the more it has blown my mind.  The links and connections between the people involved are absolutely staggering.  So staggering in fact that I just had to dedicate this week's blog post to it.

So, as always, get that kettle on and get your history books out as we take a look at the fascinating web of significant historical events and figures connected to this marvellous find...

Ahoy there!  Welcome to this week's instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.

Sometimes in this job you stumble across the most unbelievable pieces in the most unlikeliest of places.  Sometimes you find an incredible piece and decide not to trust your gut, and you then have to live with the subsequent regret of not having bought that special piece.  Well, both scenarios happened to me recently and I've been waking up most mornings since thinking about the item...  In fact, I've become so obsessed that I decided to spend countless hours researching the piece, despite not owning it and furthermore, without any means of finding or contacting the person who was selling it!  I've got myself in a right ol' pickle over this!

So, as always, get that kettle on and sit tight as I share with you an incredible piece, with an incredible story, with incredible value, which was offered to me and I regretfully turned down...