Tremendous Swagger

Francis Andrews was born in Derry 1718. The official Trinity College Dublin website describes his father as being a man ‘of independent means’, but the Dictionary of Irish Biography notes that contemporary gossip proposed Andrews senior had been imprisoned for debt. In any case, the parent died when his son was aged only two, after which the widow Andrews married a Mr Tomkins who took such good…

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Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Days 12-13, Aberdeenshire, Mostly

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Days 12-13, Aberdeenshire, Mostly

Explore the richness of Northern Scotland with two history-filled days in Angus and Aberdeenshire.

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