Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, was born in 1857. He was the second son of Colonel Henry Lowther and Emily Caulfeild, who was the daughter of St George Caulfeild…
Johnny Scott
John “Johnny” Scott is a natural historian, broadcaster, columnist, countryside campaigner and farmer.
John ‘Mad Jack’ Mytton: a spectacular eccentric from the Regency era
The Regency era produced some spectacular eccentrics who managed to gamble and drink their way through vast fortunes. However, none were as potty or as tragic as John ‘Mad Jack’…
Eostre and Easter. What are the origins of this Spring festival?
Images of delighted children scampering around searching for brightly-coloured eggs and symbolic rabbits hopping with baskets seem to be the modern view of Easter. However they actually originate before the birth…