Spring in the Mendip Hospital Cemetery
Spring in the Mendip Hospital Cemetery, Wells, Somerset
Mendip Hospital - the History
The history of Mendip Hospital in South Horrington, Wells. Fascinating.
Spring Blossom in the Mendip Hospital Cemetery
Spring Blossom in the Mendip Hospital Cemetery, Wells, Somerset
Wells Community Hospital
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Pilton, Somerset
Pilton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the A361 road in the Mendip district, 3 miles south-west of Shepton Mallet and 6 miles east of Glastonbury. The village has a population of 998. The parish includes the hamlets of West Compton, East Compton, Westholme, Beardly Batch and Cannards Grave.
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St Edwards of Goathurst, PART IX 'The Bridgwater Visit', Aug 2013
This church is unusually dedicated to Edward, King and Martyr------a young Saxon king murdered by his stepmother--Elfrida in 978 at Corfe in Dorset. There is a picture within the church depicting the murder scene. The church and the village of Goathurst has been greatly influenced by lords of the manor--The Halswells and Kemeys-Tyntes with various monuments inside the church and a burial plot outside.
England | Wikipedia audio article
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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law – the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world – developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation.England's terrain is chiefly low hills and plains, especially in central and southern England. However, there is upland and mountainous terrain in the north (for example, the Lake District and Pennines) and in the west (for example, Dartmoor and the Shropshire Hills). The capital is London, which has the largest metropolitan area in both the United Kingdom and the European Union. England's population of over 55 million comprises 84% of the population of the United Kingdom, largely concentrated around London, the South East, and conurbations in the Midlands, the North West, the North East, and Yorkshire, which each developed as major industrial regions during the 19th century.The Kingdom of England – which after 1535 included Wales – ceased being a separate sovereign state on 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year, resulting in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801, Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland (through another Act of Union) to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The Troubles | Wikipedia audio article
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The Troubles
00:03:18 1 Overview
00:05:50 2 Background
00:05:58 2.1 1609–1791
00:07:30 2.2 1791–1912
00:09:09 2.3 1912–1922
00:13:29 2.4 1922–1966
00:15:22 3 Late 1960s
00:15:58 3.1 Civil rights campaign and unionist backlash
00:22:52 3.2 August 1969 riots and aftermath
00:27:25 4 1970s
00:27:34 4.1 Violence peaks and Stormont collapses
00:29:41 4.2 Bloody Sunday
00:34:18 4.3 Sunningdale Agreement and UWC strike
00:38:13 4.4 Proposal of an independent Northern Ireland
00:40:39 4.5 Mid-1970s
00:43:13 4.6 Late 1970s
00:45:07 5 1980s
00:50:41 6 1990s
00:51:44 6.1 Escalation in South Armagh
00:53:30 6.2 First ceasefire
00:55:31 6.3 Second ceasefire
00:58:24 6.4 Political process
01:00:44 7 Collusion between British forces and loyalists
01:05:24 8 The Disappeared
01:06:59 9 Shoot-to-kill allegations
01:07:42 10 Parades issue
01:08:55 11 Social repercussions
01:11:08 12 Casualties
01:13:17 12.1 Responsibility
01:15:02 12.2 Status
01:16:12 12.3 Location
01:16:43 12.4 Chronological listing
01:16:52 12.5 Additional statistics
01:17:01 13 See also
01:17:56 13.1 In popular culture
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The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, and the Conflict in Ireland, it is sometimes described as a guerrilla war or a low-level war. The conflict began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles primarily took place in Northern Ireland, at times the violence spilled over into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England, and mainland Europe.
The conflict was primarily political and nationalistic, fuelled by historical events. It also had an ethnic or sectarian dimension, although it was not a religious conflict. A key issue was the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. Unionists/loyalists, who were mostly Protestants, wanted Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom. Irish nationalists/republicans, who were mostly Catholics, wanted Northern Ireland to leave the United Kingdom and join a united Ireland.
The conflict began during a campaign to end discrimination against the Catholic/nationalist minority by the Protestant/unionist government and police force. The authorities attempted to suppress this protest campaign and were accused of police brutality; it was also met with violence from loyalists, who alleged it was a republican front. Increasing inter-communal violence, and conflict between nationalist youths and police, eventually led to riots in August 1969 and the deployment of British troops. Some Catholics initially welcomed the army as a more neutral force, but it soon came to be seen as hostile and biased. The emergence of armed paramilitary organisations led to the subsequent warfare over the next three decades.
The main participants in the Troubles were republican paramilitaries such as the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA); loyalist paramilitaries such as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Ulster Defence Association (UDA); British state security forces – the British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC); and political activists and politicians. The security forces of the Republic played a smaller role. Republican paramilitaries carried out a guerrilla campaign against the British security forces, as well as a bombing campaign against infrastructure, commercial and political targets. Loyalists targeted republicans/nationalists, and attacked the wider Catholic community in what they claimed was retaliation. At times there were bouts of sectarian tit-for-tat violence. The British security forces undertook both a policing and a counter-insurgency role, primarily against republicans. There were some incidents of collusion between British security forces and loyalists. The Troubles also involved numerous ri ...