John Swain
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Lancashire historian, chess player, BWFC fan
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Reading a source from 1804 written by a Marine - in it he describes Portsmouth as having ‘within its iron walls, some of the most beautiful women I ever remember to have seen, & whom the witches of Lancashire […] have never outshone’
October 31, 2023 at 7:59 AM
Reading a source from 1804 written by a Marine - in it he describes Portsmouth as having ‘within its iron walls, some of the most beautiful women I ever remember to have seen, & whom the witches of Lancashire […] have never outshone’
Pre-Modern Chess
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Pre-Modern Chess
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September 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Pre-Modern Chess
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The unmistakeable shape of Pendle Hill, home of the Lancashire Witches! 1612 saw the most famous of the witch trials in English history. Excellent novel based on the story - Mist over Pendle by Robert Neill. Taken from Darwen Moors 31-08-25 #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #lancashire
September 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The unmistakeable shape of Pendle Hill, home of the Lancashire Witches! 1612 saw the most famous of the witch trials in English history. Excellent novel based on the story - Mist over Pendle by Robert Neill. Taken from Darwen Moors 31-08-25 #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #lancashire