James Pegrum

Lover of history and Lego, bringing British History to you in Lego dioramas. Founding member of Brick to the Past

[James Pegrum @peggyjdb]

#OTD in 1666 the Great Fire of London started on Pudding Lane when a baker presumably left the oven on or something. About 80% of the city would be destroyed.
#britishhistory

[James Pegrum @peggyjdb]

#OTD in 1939 Operation Pied Piper took place. The operation saw the first wave of evacuations out of Britain's cities. Over the course of 3 days 1.5 million evacuees were sent to rural locations. Amongst the evacuess were my dad and auntie who left London for Besford

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#OTD in 1888 Mary Ann Nichols became the first murder victim of the serial killer Jack the Ripper, who is believed to have murdered &mutilated at least five women in the Whitechapel & Spitalfields districts of London from late August to early November that year.

#Britishhistory

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#OTD in 1620 the Speedwell sprung a leak, again and along with the Mayflower both ships had to head back to Plymouth, England.

Onboard the ships were the Pilgrim Fathers, trying to make their way to a new future in America.

#britishhistory #lego

[James Pegrum @peggyjdb]

@ecrucleo Hiya, just wanted to follow up and check that I'm not missing any emails from you.

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#OTD in 1554 Queen Mary I of England married Prince Phillip of Spain. This wasn't a particularly popular match in England and kick-started a number of violent insurrections. #tudor #winchestercathedral

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@ecrucleo You can email me at [email protected].

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#OTD in 1875, Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel. It took him 21 hours and 45 minutes & his zig-zag course was over 39 miles long. Fair play to the lad.
#britishhistory

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#OTD in 1814 the British burnt down the White House and much of Washington City during the War of 1812. It is the only time since the Revolutionary War that a foreign power has captured and occupied the capital of the USA.
#britishhistory #americanhistory

[James Pegrum @peggyjdb]

#OTD in #BritishHistory the Battle of Sampford Courtenay was fought, bringing the Prayer Book Rebellion to an end when the rebel troops of Humphrey Arundell were defeated by a Royal force led by John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford.

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#OTD in 1620 the Mayflower and the Speedwell set anchor in @dartmouth, Devon. The ships had left Southampton, and London before that, making their way to America.  However, for the second time, the Speedwell had sprung a leak and the ships were forced to return for more repairs.

[James Pegrum @peggyjdb]

As it's #wipwednesday here's something I've come back to after a few months away. Any thoughts on the era it's from?

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#OTD in 1620 the #Mayflower and her companion ship, the Speedwell, left Southampton, England, for North America. The Mayflower had left London mid-July with the aim of rendezvousing with the Speedwell, coming from Holland. Due to a leak on Speedwell they left Southampton late.

[James Pegrum @peggyjdb]

@ecrucleo Glad you like it. Yes in answer to both your questions. Happy to chat over more if there's an idea you have.

[James Pegrum @peggyjdb]

#OTD in 1798 the Battle of Nile took place between the @RoyalNavy and the French Republic Navy. The battle took place at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the Nile Delta of Egypt and lasted until the 3rd August 1798. After three days the British overcame the French.

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@AishaAlSadie Yep, this scene was created and photographed by me. Glad you like it.

[The Chosen @thechosentv]

This is pretty cool: the first scene we're revealing from Season 4 and the first scenes we ever filmed from Season 1 will air back to back tonight.

You can watch the new scene at 7 ET on our livestream and the entire S1 episode, "Jesus Loves The Little Children," on @TheCW at 8.

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#OTD in 1191 emissaries met for a day of mediation in Winchester to stop a potential civil war in England between Richard I (currently on Crusade) and his brother John. At @LincolnCastle Nicola de la Haye successfully holds out against Richard's forces.

[James Pegrum @peggyjdb]

#wipwednesday - what started out as a small scene has grown and grown.
#legohistory

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@SchlossBuilder Thank you