Gaynor Evans has lived at 62 Falkner Street with her two children for nearly eight years. Presented by historian David Olusoga, the episode, which was a repeat, focused on a number of women attempting to overturn Victorian social norms. The reverse of course, is, perhaps those who have energy & laboured breathing problems (probably caused by the meds) it's just either tough or there is a lot more going on especially in the adrenal area. Video, 00:01:00, View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. You have to have a real tenure in the country to play your ancestors. That moment, he says, was profoundly beautiful. Many historians I admire admit to such moments, although those admissions are to be made only in private and to other similarly afflicted historians or students. Historian Prof David Olusoga, whose TV company produced Unremembered, told BBC Breakfast that apologies were not enough and resources would need to be committed if the commission was serious about . Im perfectly comfortable in my identity. She fully comprehended all I was going through and my feelings of total isolation completely evaporated she really helped me come to terms with my illness and to appreciate how much more awful it can be for others mine was bad but as nothing compared to her terrible suffering also I had more idea of what was wrong because others in the family had suffered with thyroid disorders but as my mother and sister both had thyroid cancer and they were very slow to do any ultrasound on me to check me for it, that greatly added to how bad I felt with the additional and unnecessary worry. To view profiles and participate in discussions please. My Grandmother lived in the house she was born in. Funny to think of the house not being in town as it's right in the centre. One of the residents was a Jewish woman who died of Graves disease in 19 century prior to effective treatment. Olusoga was born in Lagos to a White mother and a Nigerian father - who, I hate to say nautrally, did a runner. EXTRA LIFE: A SHORT HISTORY OF LIVING LONGER is a multiplatform collaboration. Role = a very simplistic why is she/he famous, Type = summary of disease type, sometimes does not make much sense, ? Read about our approach to external linking. The series is a history of unsung heroes and forgotten pioneers whose incredible stories deserve to be better known.". Six million soldiers from the British Empire served in WW1. We set out to discover if it was possible to take a single house and, through old newspapers, documents in the archives and whatever other clues or scraps of evidence we could find, tell the story of all the people who live there; from the day the first resident turned the key in the front door, all the way up to today. Saturday, September 18, 2021 Historians love to talk about how we can get closer to the people of the past, but when it happens of its own volition the effects can be unnerving. Then over the years I've had several ups and downs - never quite sure if it was my thyroid or my age creeping up. I was sure he had a scar on his neck and must have had a thyroidectomy. Historian David Olusoga follows the residents in the house in Liverpool from the 1850s to the 1890s to illuminate changes in history as revealed by their lives. Outlining the next steps, Mr Wallace said the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will: Mr Wallace also announced a public consultation over plans to waive the visa fee for service personnel from the Commonwealth and Nepal who choose to settle in the UK in order to honour their contribution. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. Video, 00:01:28The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives, View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. An inquiry has found at least 116,000 mostly African and Middle Eastern casualties from World War One "were not commemorated by name or possibly not commemorated at all" after they died fighting for the British Empire. I recently read his book Black & British, The Forgotten History. When I discovered that one late-Victorian resident of the house had died of heart failure, caused by years living under the shadow of a thyroid condition known as Graves disease, I was astonished by how emotional rather than objective and professional was my response to her story. Wow! Historian David Olusoga told BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission was "another organisation that's had to be dragged into admitting its history. But it is all too easy to start caring about figures from the past if you find yourself reading the documents that record their lives while sitting in what was once their kitchen. Video, 00:01:00One-minute World News, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. He found it refreshing to see the UKs history of empire and colonialism acknowledged in last summers anti-racist placards, with one popular slogan stating The UK is not innocent. To support the Guardian, order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. mstp i had atropic autoimmune thyroiditis but had bouts of hyperthyroidism which were terrifying and think I may have mild thyroid eye disease. EXTRA LIFE: A SHORT HISTORY OF LIVING LONGER, a new four-part series from Nutopia that examines the science and medical innovations that conquered some of the worlds deadliest diseases and doubled life expectancies for many across the globe, will air Tuesdays, May 11-June 1 at 8:00 p.m. After John's sudden death, Elizabeth was left alone on Falkner Street. In the 1880s, Elizabeth Bowes had moved out of Falkner Street and it became the number we know it as today - 62. Watch for yourself. Thyroid Dysfunction and Sleep Disorders I have had an under active thyroid for 25yrs, I take 150mg thyroxine daily. The summer afterwards, vans bearing the message Go home or face arrest were driven around London as part of Theresa Mays notorious hostile environment strategy, aiming to make the UK inhospitable for undocumented migrants. But this is to fundamentally misunderstand what drives him and also why this history is important for black people. "Whilst we can't change the past, we can make amends and take action," he said. Thousands of people who had lived legally in the UK for decades, often people who had arrived from the Caribbean as children, were suddenly targeted for deportation. Video, 00:00:36Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. I think the chapter in Black and British about that is 30,000 words, which is as long as some books.. This adds to the evidence that thousands of black people were brought to Britain, enslaved as well as free. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. "The events of a century ago were wrong then and are wrong now," it said. It is not meant to be anything more you can go off and find much more information about the people elsewhere. 25-year-old Edward Lublin, a ship broker, moved in as one of Elizabeth's tenants, before marrying and moving out with his young bride, Esther - though he stayed on Falkner Street and set up home at number 82. I rather like slow ponderous programmes, Stephen Poliakoff plays being my ultimate fix which I expect you would find tedious beyond belief! My Father and his sister had scarlet fever and they were both in isolation. Video, 00:01:00One-minute World News, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. I lived, she died because we were born in different centuries. One person had undiagnosed Graves disease complicated by terrible find the cause of her problems and improve her health so that she can enjoy life with her three Phantoms of the Mind, Radio 4 is well worth a listen. His early experience of education was also distressing. Thats my job to care about them. Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them. Yes me too. Doing this post was an an achievement with one of my Italian greyhounds deliberately trying to stop me typing, using body blocking, clawing and even sitting on top of the iPad, because he wants my full attention , I imagined seeing Graves' disease on it! I was actually surprised at the proportion of people in the list with Graves. Video, 00:01:18, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. They span the social spectrum, from the well-to-do Victorian gentlemen to the families who huddled together in single rooms during the decades after the second world war when the house degenerated into a tenement slum. Interesting list! Nutopia is an award-winning television production company known for creating acclaimed, non-scripted series on a global scale. She must have known that, sooner or later, the condition would kill her. Reading the grim details of a Victorian domestic violence case, while walking through the rooms in which those beatings and beratings took place, felt almost voyeuristic. But knowing the historical facts and the bleak statistics is very different to reading of Esther Lublins tragic life, our shared diagnosis, her name and age younger than I am now scrawled on to her death certificate by a busy doctor. First published in 2016, and made into a TV series the same year, the book charts black British history from the first meeting between the people of Britain and the people of Africa during the Roman period, to the racism Olusoga encountered during his own childhood, via Britain's role in the slave trade and the scramble for Africa.It is a story that some of Olusoga's critics would prefer . A woman who seemed to have it all was forced to rent out her home after her husband died from cholera. An inquiry has found at least 116,000 mostly African and Middle Eastern casualties from World War One "were not commemorated by name or . The report said Mr Browne's response showed "what he may have considered foresight, but one that was explicitly framed by contemporary racial prejudice". He was dyslexic, but the school refused to get him tested until he did his GCSEs: It was the easier story to believe that this kid was stupid because all black kids are stupid. When he finally got his diagnosis and support thanks in large part to his mothers fierce determination Olusoga went to study history at the University of Liverpool, followed by a masters degree at Leicester. Episode Four:Behaviorexamines the importance of public engagement during a health crisis, from the discovery that the simple act of handwashing could save lives in a 19th century Viennese maternity hospital, to facemasks and lockdowns used to combat the Spanish flu 100 years ago, along with what we are experiencing today. But knowing the historical facts and the bleak statistics is very different to reading of Esther Lublins tragic life, our shared diagnosis, her name and age younger than I am now scrawled on to her death certificate by a busy doctor. Video, 00:01:20WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech, EU Chief on NI deal: 'We were honest with each other' Video, 00:00:36EU Chief on NI deal: 'We were honest with each other', The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives. He also said Commonwealth soldiers should not be "whitewashed" out of history books, while Mr Wallace said it was a "deep regret" that his own WW1 education had included "very little about the contribution from the Commonwealth countries and the wider at the time British Empire". Do you have a relative who was not properly commemorated? Please send a private message to helvella if you find anything wrong, or have suggestions of people to add include a link if you have one. I declare a bit of a bias against some of the more air-headed end of Z-list slebs wondered why Lincoln didn't grow a moustache with his beard, eyebrows look ok tho'? Tonight's episode focused on the relationships of the people who lived at the property. I lived, she died because we were born in different centuries. And that must lead you to another assumption, which is that they know that this is not true, but they have decided that these national myths are so important to them and their political projects, or their sense of who they are, that they dont really care about the historical truths behind them. He said there were cases where the commission "deliberately overlooked evidence" that would have allowed it to find the names of the dead. To read their letters from within the house in which they were written, or to hold in your hands their death certificates, while standing on their front steps or in their bedroom, is a strangely intimate experience. Written by TSH110 To view profiles and participate in discussions please or . Thought: This list includes three presidents of the USA more than 6% of all of them, and all male. Joining thyroid uk has really helped me on a pretty harsh journey towards proper recovery I agree it really helps in not feeling alone with all the problems that can occur with ones thyroid going on the blink. I dont feel challenged in my right to be proud to be British a statue of Edward Colston in Bristol is toppled during Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. History doesnt exist to make us feel good, special, exceptional or magical. [3] Early life and education [ edit] Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them. Lots of them. We all know that until the 20th century billions died of diseases for which cures now exist. I care deeply about people who were mistreated in the past David Olusoga in Bristol. I owe her hugely. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. istorys purpose isnt to comfort us, says. Now more than ever, we need powerful storytelling that captures and explains the achievements in public health and medicine over the past few centuries, said Johnson. He was born in Nigeria but arrived in the UK and grew up in Newcastle. The war graves commission was founded with a remit to remember every individual who had died in World War One, regardless of rank, class, religion or race. search in the historical record for inequalities in commemoration and act on what is found, renew its commitment to equality in commemoration by building physical or digital commemorative structures, use its online presence and wider education activities to reach out to all the communities of the former British Empire touched by the two world wars to make sure their hidden history is brought to life, and, over the next six months, assemble a global and diverse community of experts to help make this happen, World War One was the first truly global war, fought not just in the trenches of France but in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Britain's colonies sent millions of men to fight for the empire during the conflict, India, which at that time included Pakistan and Bangladesh, sent the most soldiers - more than 1.4 million, The British Army in East Africa was mainly composed of African soldiers by November 1918, according to the Imperial War Museum, At least 180,000 Africans served in the Carrier Corps in East Africa and provided logistic support to troops at the front, Around 15,000 people from the West Indies enlisted in WW1, including 10,000 from Jamaica, according to the National Army Museum, Colonies as far away as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) also sent a similar number between them, Britain had soldiers from six different continents: Europe, North America, South America, Australasia, Asia and Africa. 2023 BBC. 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