JoHarrington

aka Jo Harrington from Great Britain (52 years). Wizzley author for 13 years. 100%

Historian, Pagan, gamer and geek, Jo Harrington has been writing since she was old enough to guide a pen.

Jo Harrington: A Crazy Diamond Trying to Shine

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Dark Ages Edwardian Era Elizabethan Era Georgian Era Hippie Movement Middle Ages Modern History Stuarts Tudor Period US History Victorian Era World History

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Holocaust Memorial Day Interview with Rainer Höss, Grandson of Rudolf Architect of Auschwitz

If any one man can arguably be responsible for the scale of the Holocaust, it was Rudolf Höss. Today his grandson Rainer speaks to Wizzley about his work and the family legacy.

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The Choices of Llanrwst: The Town Which Opted Out of a War and Into a Cave

What if you laid on a war and nobody came to fight? The people of Llanrwst declined all kind invitations to become cannon fodder during the Glyndŵr Rising.

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History in the Fourth Dimension

If you've ever wondered what the fourth dimension looks like, ask a historian. We live, breathe and work there.

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Issues Surrounding the 21st Century Funeral of Richard III

On March 26th 2015, the burial of a Medieval king will mark one of the most unlikely and unique set of circumstances in history. What should you be watching out for here?

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Media Manipulation: Rewriting History as it Happens

What you see on the news reels and in your papers may not always be the truth. It might not even be an approximation of it. Yet it forms the basis of your world view.

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Case of George Edalji

Sometimes fact and fiction merge with spectacular results. When the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories investigated a true life crime case, the whole world took note.

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A History of the Swastika

On September 15th 1935, the swastika was unveiled as the flag of Nazi Germany. The symbol has been around since circa 10,000 BC and the name means 'to be good'.

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Why Did the Welsh Fight for Independence from England in the Glyndŵr Rising?

On September 18th, independence from England occupied many Celtic minds. But this wasn't Scotland 2014. It was Wales 1400 - the start of the Glyndŵr Rising.

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The Battle of Bosworth - An Event Which Changed the Course of British History

Bosworth was the final clash in the Wars of the Roses. It marked the end of the Middle Ages and gave rise to the Tudors.

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The Semi-Mythical Maelgwn Gwynedd Pt 5

Few men have attracted so many myths and legends to themselves as Maelgwn Gwynedd. But perhaps there's a very good reason for that.

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The Semi-Mythical Maelgwn Gwynedd Pt 4

St Gildas certainly thought that Maelgwn Gwynedd had turned his back on God. But was the saint actually saying that the 6th century Welsh chieftain was a Druid?

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Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L.E.L.): Downfall of a Georgian Bard

L.E.L. was one of Georgian England's greatest stars. A female writer with an enigmatic life, whose mysterious end was allowed to eclipse her poetry.

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Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L.E.L.): Poet, Novelist and Proto-Feminist

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (aka L or L.E.L.) was an influential Georgian poet and writer, whose fans and imitators included Tennyson, Christina Rossetti and Edgar Allan Poe.

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Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L.E.L.): Poetic Genius as a Girl

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (aka L or L.E.L.) was a major 19th century celebrity, who some - Germaine Greer amongst them - wish to see reinstated as one of Britain's Greats.

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The Semi-Mythical Maelgwn Gwynedd Pt 3

Maelgwn the Great, Pendragon of Gwynedd, was possibly THE most powerful ruler in 6th century Celtic Britain. Only priests and bards dared rile him, and they did.

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The Semi-Mythical Maelgwn Gwynedd Pt 2

In the tumultuous, blood-thirsty Age of Arthur, Maelgwn Hir still stood out as the wild boy of the Celtic nobility. Then, as Maelgwn Gwynedd, he rose to power.

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The Semi-Mythical Maelgwn Gwynedd

Occasionally a name leaps out of the annals of history with such force, that you just have to run with it. Maelgwn, ruler of Gwynedd, tested the patience of two saints.

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How Scotland was Forced into Union with England

On May Day 1707, a group of politicians huddled in secret to sign the Act of Union, while rioting Scots sought desperately to stop them. Thus Great Britain was born.

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