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Charles Norris-Newman
Charles Louis Marie William Norris-Newman (22 August 1852 – May 1920) was a British journalist, adventurer and intelligence officer with the Russian Navy. He was present at the 1870–1871 Siege of Paris (1870–1871), Siege of Paris and was in Spain during the Third Carlist War (from 1872) and in Egypt with General Charles George Gordon. Norris-Newman was in Southern Africa from 1877 and was the only newspaper correspondent with the British forces during the invasion of Zulu Kingdom, Zululand in 1879, reporting for ''Evening Standard, The Standard''. He was present at the Action at Sihayo's Kraal, narrowly avoided the massacre of the British at the Battle of Isandlwana and was among the first group to ride into Rorke's Drift after the battle. Norris-Newman took up arms in the Battle of Gingindlovu, was the first to ride into the besieged settlement of Eshowe and was present at the final action, the Battle of Ulundi. He remained in the area after the war and covered th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvington Hall
Elvington is a village and civil parish in the City of York, lying approximately south-east of York, England, on the B1228 York-Howden road. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,212, it increased to 1,239 at the 2011 Census. The River Derwent forms part of the parish boundary and the historic Sutton Bridge connects Elvington with Sutton upon Derwent. The village has three separate large industrial estates including a site for Yara International, a Norwegian chemical company. Elvington was historically in the East Riding of Yorkshire. However, it became part of the Selby District of the shire county of North Yorkshire between 1974 and 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'', which states that in 1086 Ulfketill had six carucates of land taxable, where three ploughs were possible. There is a mention of the church, which is Norman in origin and exists in part to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
