Join Ed Hill on a journey with his Great Great Grandfather, William, around Europe and the globe based on his journals of the1840s. A show with history, humour and humanity.
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Join Ed Hill on a journey with his Great Great Grandfather, William, around Europe and the globe based on his journals of the1840s. A show with history, humour and humanity.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/a-grand-tour-with-my-great-great-grandad.
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In the last episode covering Great Great Grandad William's travels in Europe, before he journeys to Mexico, he and his family travel from Ghent in Belgium, where he describes the richly decorated cathedral, via Bruges to Ostend, with its many 'dubious' English inhabitants, and lastly sets sail back to Britain to the Customs House on the banks of the Thames.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/a-grand-tour-with-my-great-great-grandad.
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