Last Victorian

[lizmc]

The last person born in England during the Victorian era has died.........and she was from Barnsley, Yorkshire, Brackenried's neck of the woods......think of everything she'd have witnessed.....

Cheers

[randomkiwibirds]

Jan 17, 2015 18:15:07 GMT lizmc said:

The last person born in England during the Victorian era has died.........and she was from Barnsley, Yorkshire, Brackenried's neck of the woods......think of everything she'd have witnessed.....

Cheers

May I ask who? (just curious!)

[lizmc]

Oh, blast, the link doesn't show. Here it is: www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-30845570 .  Sorry about that.

Cheers

[lizmc]

Here is another article about Ethel Lang, from the Guardian, talking more about the Victorian Era: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/18/ethel-lang-last-victorian-dies-victorian-values-live-on .

Cheers

[snacky]

Jan 18, 2015 2:58:45 GMT lizmc said:

Here is another article about Ethel Lang, from the Guardian, talking more about the Victorian Era: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/18/ethel-lang-last-victorian-dies-victorian-values-live-on .

Cheers

Thanks for the tasty historical info!

[randomkiwibirds]

Jan 18, 2015 2:58:45 GMT lizmc said:

Here is another article about Ethel Lang, from the Guardian, talking more about the Victorian Era: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/18/ethel-lang-last-victorian-dies-victorian-values-live-on .

Cheers

*gobbles up history like the cookie monster does cookies* Ta!

[Fallenbelle]

Jan 18, 2015 16:11:48 GMT randomkiwibirds said:

Jan 18, 2015 2:58:45 GMT lizmc said:

Here is another article about Ethel Lang, from the Guardian, talking more about the Victorian Era: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/18/ethel-lang-last-victorian-dies-victorian-values-live-on .

Cheers

*gobbles up history like the cookie monster does cookies* Ta!

Well, if you like mindblowing stories like the one above:

There's someone still receiving Civil War survivor benefits:  time.com/95195/civil-war-pensioner/

Actually, if you look at the life dates of anyone on this list, and think about the world they were born into and the one in which they died, it's well, mindblowing.  

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_surviving_World_War_I_veterans_by_country

Sorry, history nerd here!

[randomkiwibirds]

Jan 20, 2015 3:48:35 GMT Fallenbelle said:

Jan 18, 2015 16:11:48 GMT randomkiwibirds said:

*gobbles up history like the cookie monster does cookies* Ta!

Well, if you like mindblowing stories like the one above:

There's someone still receiving Civil War survivor benefits:  time.com/95195/civil-war-pensioner/

Actually, if you look at the life dates of anyone on this list, and think about the world they were born into and the one in which they died, it's well, mindblowing.  

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_surviving_World_War_I_veterans_by_country

Sorry, history nerd here!

I wish I was getting $73 a month....

Anyway you're right both those things are pretty mind boggling.