Why no ILP in Burnley Q&A
Message Details: Subject: ILP Burnley? Message: Dear Peter Why was there no Independent Labour Party in Burnley but one in Nelson and a...
NEW BOOK - Social History of Burnley
Name: Mike Makin-Waite Email: mike.waite700@hotmail.co.uk Subject: New book - On Burnley Road - class, race and politics in a northern...
The "Real" Lancashire -The answer
ANSWER: The real Lancashire Message: Peter Can you please tell me what the real Lancashire is and why has it changed in the past? Best :...
Pendle Hill Witches
Why were there so many women accused of being witches around Pendle Hill? The persecution of witches was a pan European phenomenon that...
Labour Party Then and Now
Subject: Founders on current Labour Party Message: What do you think the founders of the Labour Party would think of the Labour Party as...
Nelson Lanc's Named after a Pub ? Answer attached
Answer: Sean asked whether Nelson, in Lancashire, had been named after a pub and were there any other towns with a similar story? Well,...
The most Irish ! Answer
asked, is Liverpool in Lancashire, the most Irish city in the UK? Like so many questions of history one has to be most careful as to how...
POP Quiz - Belgian fishing families
Subject: Quiz question Message: In World War 2 a number of Belgian fishing families evaded the Nazis by sailing to Britain. In which...
3 QUESTIONS - 3 ANSWERS
Charlotte dropped three questions on LHL at once recently: what is the population of Lancashire, what is the largest town in the county...
Reply: Basque children Refugees. 1937
Susan Brown, on outlining her knowledge of certain children refugees from the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, whom were taken care of in...
