Veronica

aka Veronica Martin from Stockport, England. Wizzley author for 9 years. 100%

I am a wife, mother, grandmother, teacher and owner of an education company specialising in history and drama. I love my wonderful extended family, walking, cooking and baking, reading and researching. I live and breathe history! Frank Beswick is my wonderful oldest brother.

My Wizzography- An Anglo- Irish Viking teacher with a gi-normous family

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Travel & Places

Blarney Castle and Gardens, County Cork

Blaney is most famous for its Stone but the Castle has some of the finest gardens in Ireland and a mansion house too

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Travel & Places

An Cóbh, Corcaigh, Eire

Also known as Cóbh, Cork, Ireland, Cork lies on the South coast of Ireland. It is a county with its main city also being called Cork. Today, we visited Cobh in Cork.

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Culture and Society

Dublin ; The Book of Kells

I flew to Dublin for the day yesterday to see the Book Of kells. It has been a long-held wish of mine to see it. It did not disappoint!

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Health and Wellness

The Bee Tree Community CIC;- an online support community

Lockdown was tough for everyone but the newly formed online Bee Tree Community, based in Lancashire was like having a reassuring but virtual hug.

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Travel & Places

Lincolnshire : Grimsby Minster; St James

My explorations of a county new to me, lead me to Grimsby Minster where I met with a charming, intelligent, helpful curate, Rev Teena who gave me a tour of this historic building.

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Travel & Places

The Tropical Ravine, Belfast, June 2022

Following on from Frank's article about The Giant's Causeway earlier in June, here is my pictorial visit to Belfast's restored Tropical Ravine which I visited nearly 3 weeks ago.

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Culture and Society

Dating pictures through fashion part 2 . 1910 - 1940s

We finished up in 1918 so it’s useful to revise this decade briefly in order to see the changes that were taking place and moving on to later 20th Century.

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Culture and Society

A fashion walk through time Pt 1

Have you ever looked at an old family photo and wondered what date it is from? Clothes are probably the best way to give an approximate date for your pictures and paintings.

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19th Century Gothic and Sensation Literature

Gothic Literature or Sensation Literature? What is the difference between these 19th Century Literature genres?

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Travel & Places

The Coledale Inn, Braithwaite, Cumbria, England

Close to the Scottish border, a traditional, family-orientated, old inn in the northern Lake District nestles in amongst lakes and mountains to provide the perfect welcome.

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Travel & Places

Essex Days ; The White Hart, Witham,

Decades BEFORE Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, the lovely old White Hart Pub was serving its community. I stayed here this week.

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Travel & Places

Brabyns Park, Cheshire Days Out

Did the most famous detective novelist in the world walk the paths I trod recently when we went to Marple in Cheshire? Maybe the name gives you a clue.

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Health and Wellness

COVID 19 ART .... my journey to mental health

This is purely a fun piece to lift the spirits. During lockdown when we couldn't get out, I took up Art. I am a beginner so don't expect great things here below.

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Use of Art in 20th Wartime Propaganda

The anniversary of the end of World War 2 made me think about the changing role of media propaganda using Art in 20thC war and also the changing role of women.

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Health and Wellness

Anosmia - Can it be reversed ?

Anosmia- loss of the sense of smell is one of the first signs of Parkinson's Disease. Recently I have undertaken a little project to reverse my husband's Anosmia. Can it be done?

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Culture and Society

Irish Halloween ( Samhain ) traditions

Where do the customs associated with Halloween come from? Even in America some of the Halloween activities stem back from the millions who fled to USA from Ireland.

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Travel & Places

Stockport, Cheshire. Heritage Walk

We never appreciate what is on our own doorstep do we? I visit Cheshire places for days out frequently but yesterday I looked at my home town, Stockport.

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Travel & Places

Wray Castle, Cumbria, English Lake District

Nestled overlooking Windermere is a castle, but not your standard Medieval Castle. This is a castle, less than 200 years old. I went today.

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