She was very capable. She did not like that. She called herself a prisoner of state. By the same token that every step washington took to find the office, so can it be said that everything Martha Washington did, likewise. It was a businesslike relationship. But not without affection. They had a deep respect for each other. She owned most of this whole block, going back a couple of acres. She owned a huge chunk of what williamsburg was. There was a lot of tragedy in Martha Washingtons life. She lost her first husband. She was raised a rich woman. What that means in the 18th century, that is not necessarily what it means today. She brings with her to mount vernon 12 house slaves. That is almost an unimaginable luxury. Itd take for 10 days to travel here to valley forge from mount vernon in her carriage with her slaves and servants with her. This was a difficult journey. Her experience had prepared her to become the first lady. Martha washington was 57 years old in 1789 when she and Georg
Marching Martha Washington did, likewise. It was a businesslike relationship. Not without affection. A deep respect for each other. She owned most of the whole block, going back a couple of acres. She owns a huge chunk of what williamsburg was. There was a lot of tragedy in martha what washingtons life. She was raised a rich woman. That is not necessarily what it means today. She brought with her to mount vernon 12 house place. That is almost an unimaginable luxuries. It takes for 10 days to travel here in her carriage. This is a difficult journey. Her experience had prepared her to become the first lady. Martha washington was 57 years old in 1789 when she and George Washington left their beloved Virginia Home in service to the country. This time, the destination was new york city. They began the first of their two terms. Setting an important precedent for all their successors in the white house. Welcome to the brandnew series. For the next year, we will spend time on personal biograph
Who has an inheritance so strange, it takes years just to figure out what it is. My name is mike meister. My siblings and i inherited something that goes back to our greatuncle more than a hundred years ago. Wed always been told that it came from the white house, but it was just a family story. Hi, jamie. Welcome to boston. Thanks, mike. Nice to meet you. Yeah, nice to meet you, too. Mike leads me inside, saying he has something amazing to show me. He keeps it in its own molded, airtight protective case. Can i take a look . Sure can. You brought me all the way here, mike. This is. What is it . Mikes strange inheritance is this piece of decorative pinewood. 30 inches long, 14 inches across, four inches thick. On the back is a faint signature and a date j. S. Williamson, october 15, 1902. Theres a real story behind it. Family legend is that its from the white house. Could that be . The white house does have a colorful past. Its nearly completed at the end of john adams presidency. He mov
And the political commentator, jo phillips. Now its time for a look at the weather. Hello there. A very quiet weather picture at the moment but already temperatures are tumbling below freezing. Ice becomes the concern i think for the next few nights and increasingly some patchy fog as well. Lets not get away from the main story, the story of dry weather. And for some foreseeable time as well, for four, five days, we could in fact some places have a week of dry weather, something we havent had since back in september. At this time of year, under the starry skies, you would expect temperatures to fall. They are. They are already getting below freezing. These are the towns and cities. Quite a harsh frost. With the light winds as well, all bio albeit the odd shower in some areas. Through the night, there may be a few showers through east anglia. Silly showers through east anglia. Silly shower you risk through the northern aisles. Slightly milder with south westerly winds setting in here. F
Involving a car being driven on the wrong side of the road. Heavy rain and thunderstorms dampen bushfires in eastern australia, but bring flooding to some areas. British scientists suggest the number of people already infected by a new virus emerging in china, is far greater than official figures suggest. A crackdown on alcohol fuelled holidays in majorca and ibiza, as pub crawls and happy hours are banned in 3 popular resorts. British business groups have warned the chancellor, therell be higherfood prices and jobs might be affected, if britain diverges from eu regulations after brexit. The warning comes after sajid javids comments in todays Financial Times newspaper, where hes also insisted that firms must adjust to new regulations and that not all businesses will benefit from brexit. In the article, he says. The food and drink federation have warned that the chancellors comments sounded like the death knell for frictionless trade and would result in price rises. Meanwhile, the confe